• People Before Profit Alliance TD for Dún Laoghaire
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Richard Boyd Barrett speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Offshore Exploration, Harbour Authorities Expenditure, Semi-State Sector Remuneration, Harbour Authorities, Departmental Staff Data

(based on written questions asked by Richard Boyd Barrett and answered by departments)

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)

“On what page is that?”

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)

“I thank Dr. McDonnell of the Nevin Economic Research Institute. I welcome the focus on increased investment in child care, education, research and development and infrastructure. I welcome the general thrust of what Dr. McDonnell has said. He said that there is a case for more taxes. Could he be more specific about what he is proposing? Would he agree that the amount of fiscal space is...”

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)

“Is that at 1%?”

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• Has spoken in 264 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 530 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 9 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 55 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Richard Boyd Barrett speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1515 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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