• 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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• 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 Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Dec 2018)

“76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 6 December 2018, if the housing of the new school in the existing permanent facility will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52552/18]”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (13 Dec 2018)

“125. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 2 October 2018, the parties involved in the discussions regarding the draft legal framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52551/18]”

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (13 Dec 2018)

“193. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied the targets for the reduction of consistent child poverty are ambitious enough; the reason there is no explicit strategy to eliminate consistent child poverty within a set timeframe; the specific reason targets on reducing child poverty are unlikely to be met; the cohorts of children in poverty that have been least...”

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• Has spoken in 101 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 1034 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.
• 73 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Róisín Shortall speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 770 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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