• Social Democrats TD for Dublin North West
• Changed party from Independent on 14 Jul 2015; from Labour on 27 Sep 2012
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Social Welfare Benefits, Tax Code, Pension Provisions, Departmental Staff, Road Safety

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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (13 Jun 2019)

“115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the prison healthcare review following the appointment of the executive clinical lead; when the findings of the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24790/19]”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (13 Jun 2019)

“116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the ratio of medical staff, that is, the number of general practitioners and nurses per prisoner per prison in May 2019; the provision of psychologists, psychiatrists and addiction counsellors per prisoner per prison in May 2019; the number of prisoners on waiting lists per prison to access all such services; and if he will...”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (13 Jun 2019)

“119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of maximum entitlement to unpaid parental leave available to a parent who works on a week-on and week-off basis. [24814/19]”

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• Has spoken in 66 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 764 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — 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.
• 74 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Róisín Shortall speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 791 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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