• Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Administrative Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2011 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Social Welfare Benefits, Carer's Allowance Applications, Citizenship Applications, Tax Code, Community Employment Schemes

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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (9 Oct 2025)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 151 together. The Economic and Fiscal Outlook document published as part of Budget 2026 sets out the latest fiscal projections. It provides an update regarding the impact on revenues from the OECD’s Two Pillar Framework and notes that international tax negotiations are still ongoing. An estimate of c. €3 billion for next year was...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (9 Oct 2025)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 136, 137, 138, 139, 160, 161, 162, 163 and 164 together. The Carbon Tax is an environmental tax on fossil fuels based on the polluter pays principle. Finance Act 2020 legislated for annual increases to the carbon tax of €7.50 up until 2029 and €6.50 in 2030, when the rate will reach €100 per tonne of carbon dioxide. This multi-annual...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (9 Oct 2025)

“The 2020 Programme for Government committed to bringing in a targeted taxation regime to specifically discourage vaping and e-cigarettes, in order to support health and well-being objectives. The E-liquid Products Tax, legislated for in Finance Act 2024 and due to commence on 1 November 2025, achieves that aim. Although e-cigarettes may be used as a cessation device in some instances,...”

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• Has spoken in 51 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 60 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Paschal Donohoe speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1825 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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