• Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever Joe Flaherty speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Passport Services, Covid-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Agriculture Schemes, Hospital Waiting Lists

(based on written questions asked by Joe Flaherty and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Complaints Procedures (1 May 2024)

“257. To ask the Minister for Health the reason or reasons for the unacceptable failure in care of a person (details supplied) at Beaumont Hospital which led to the misreading and misreporting of a smear test in January 2007.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19627/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

“315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the development of a dedicated special education school for County Leitrim (details supplied). [19128/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

“316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider a change in the application of the capitation grant for special schools (details supplied). [19129/24]”

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• Has spoken in 53 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 158 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 118 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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