• Fianna Fail TD for Sligo-Leitrim
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2016 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Covid-19 Pandemic, Departmental Staff, Disease Management, Passport Services

(based on written questions asked by Marc MacSharry and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (22 May 2024)

“66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any legislative measures in existence or planned to provide for employment rights for contract workers within the film industry where substantial tax incentives are provided to boost profitability, yet many workers and service providers are only being provided with temporary and/or rolling contracts with no employment...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 May 2024)

“82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review his Department’s operational practice of pushing the target issue date out for a passport submitted online by two weeks, where a new photo is requested by the checker near the end of the checking process; taking on board the fact that the initial passport photo was accepted by the Department’s IT system and...”

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Apr 2024)

“471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a response to their enquiry regarding the methodology for the calculation of means in the case of their application for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19386/24]”

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• Has spoken in 9 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 33 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 40 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 7 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• 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.
• 32 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Marc MacSharry speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 194 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 743 times in debates — above average among Senators.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)