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Richard O'Donoghue TD
- Independent TD for Limerick County
- Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
- Email me whenever Richard O'Donoghue speaks (no more than once per day)
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, EU Data, Departmental Transport, Forestry Sector, Health Services Staff
(based on written questions asked by Richard O'Donoghue and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)
“I am going to speak the facts. Last week, I got an email from the local authority to say that a 4,500 sq. ft. premises, Thomond House, had been sold in Galbally. Nobody in the community was contacted but the local authority sent us an email. Despite a lack of services there, they want to move 31 people into 4,500 sq. ft. I have been involved in housing women, children and vulnerable...”
- Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)
“Will the Deputy let me speak or is he too ignorant to shut his mouth for two minutes?”
- Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)
“Can I be allowed to speak or are the Deputies going to continue to speak across me? I have nothing to declare but I have helped women and children from Ukraine by putting a roof over their heads in areas in Limerick. I also looked to protect them and give them the space in the area to make sure they can develop and be involved in our community. By putting 200 people-----”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 85 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 56 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") 375 times in debates — average among TDs.
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