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Róisín Shortall TD
- 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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Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Health Services, Social Welfare Benefits, Tax Code, Pension Provisions
(based on written questions asked by Róisín Shortall and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 May 2024)
“I wish to raise the issue of the long-awaited of the new national children's hospital, which cannot open soon enough. The understanding all along has been that there will be 380 beds in the facility. This week, Children's Health Ireland, CHI, released an update video about the hospital that in which reference was made to 300 beds. Can the Minister clarify if that was an error on the part...”
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 May 2024)
“I thank the Minister.”
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)
“I said the Minister is commentating. He is in government.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 90 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 575 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
- People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
- This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 79 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Róisín Shortall speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1180 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register