• Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Robert Troy speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Departmental Expenditure, Hospital Waiting Lists, Covid-19 Pandemic, Medical Card Applications

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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (10 Jul 2025)

“I thank the Senator for raising this issue, which has been raised recently in national media. As the Senator will be aware, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has responsibility for the financial well-being and effective financial management and accountability of local authorities. Where a policy change in relation to local government finances and funding is sought,...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (10 Jul 2025)

“Senator Fitzpatrick said the task force would not report until 2026. Perhaps I am wrong, but it seemed like she was saying that is a long time away. It is not really.”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (10 Jul 2025)

“Budget 2026 is probably only 12 or 13 weeks away. Preparations for it are well advanced in my Department. We are meeting various groups to hear pre-budget submissions and work is under way. If we could get something agreed in the task force, a realistic timeframe would be for budget 2027, given that it is only 12 or 13 weeks to budget 2026. I do not need to tell Senator Fitzpatrick what...”

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• Has spoken in 25 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 391 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 2 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.
• 62 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Robert Troy speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 896 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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