• Sinn Fein TD for Cork South-Central
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Covid-19 Pandemic, School Meals Programme, State Examinations, School Staff

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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2025)

“Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I have a few general questions. In relations to the Estimates and the budget, it is welcome that there was an increase of €30 million for oversea development assistance. That is important in the context of the world that we are in. There was a mixed reaction from some of the organisations in relation to that. They welcomed on the one...”

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2025)

“To be fair to the Minister of State, I do not think he includes the in-country Ukrainian support. Some Government representatives occasionally do. That cannot be charged against the Minister of State. I have two other areas I wish to touch on. With the time I have left, I ask the Minister of State to give a response. The first is in reference to the UN peacekeeping missions. We will...”

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• Has spoken in 104 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 215 written questions in the last year — 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 15–16 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") 731 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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