• Labour TD for Cork East
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Email me whenever Seán Sherlock speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Health Services, Hospital Services, Social Welfare Benefits, Schools Building Projects, Medical Cards

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Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

“I note with interest the point made by Deputy Connolly about the creation of Tusla. It is a word that does not trip off the tongue easily. I do not even know if there is a statutory basis for the name "Tusla". I believe it is called the Child and Family Agency. We would all do ourselves a favour if we continue to refer to it as the Child and Family Agency. I do not know when the...”

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

“The Ceann Comhairle speaks to the matter of reason and the importance of people listening and hearing, and seeks to have that principle applied to both sides. The tone of the debate here, unlike debates on other matters, has been measured from an Opposition point of view, which is the point of view I can speak from. We are being asked to legislate with one hand tied behind our backs because...”

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• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 664 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 45 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Seán Sherlock speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 618 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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