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Richard O'Donoghue TD
- Independent TD for Limerick County
- Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Departmental Transport, EU Data, State Examinations, Health Services Staff
(based on written questions asked by Richard O'Donoghue and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
“In 2020, it was €120 per sq. ft. to build a house and, today, it is anywhere from €180 to €200 per sq. ft. Given taxes at 23% on a 2,000 sq. ft. house, the Government was taking €4,600 in VAT but is now taking €9,200 because the base cost of that house has gone from €240,000 plus VAT to €380,000 plus VAT. It is the same house but the...”
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
“There are higher taxes.”
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jul 2024)
“I want a reward for somebody who works.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 83 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 47 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
- People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
- This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 13–14 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 10 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Richard O'Donoghue speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 394 times in debates — average among TDs.
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