• Ceann Comhairle TD for Kildare South
• Changed party from Fianna Fail on 10 Mar 2016
• Ceann Comhairle (since 10 Mar 2016)
• Email me whenever Seán Ó Fearghaíl speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects, Health Services, Medical Cards, Medical Card Applications, Garda Deployment

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Order of Business (20 Sep 2017)

“I will clarify the situation for Members as I understand it. Standing Order 95 sets out how the orders of reference for the committees in question operate. The joint sittings of committees are regulated by Standing Order 87. Were the circumstances different, we could possibly amend and set aside orders to allow the Members to attend the meeting on Thursday. However, prior to the summer...”

Order of Business (20 Sep 2017)

“I very much appreciate the point being made by the Deputy and that it does not apply to Sinn Féin alone but the reality is that the rules are made by all of us here. We set out these rules. If they are idiotic rules they are idiotic rules that we have set out for ourselves and as long as they are in place we must adhere to them. If we had sufficient foresight before the summer recess,...”

Order of Business (20 Sep 2017)

“No they cannot.”

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• Has spoken in 547 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• People have made 2 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.
• 33 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Seán Ó Fearghaíl speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 594 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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