Claire Kerrane: attention map

Questions, speeches, votes and lobbying pressure grouped by public-record topic. Public-record overlap is not proof of influence.

Parliamentary questions in the dail_tracker question table.

Speech/debate records in the dail_tracker speech table.

Division vote records in the current Dáil vote table.

Lobbying returns naming this TD or public office holder.

Caveat: Public-record overlap is not proof of influence.

Topic Alignment

Topic	Questions	Speeches	Votes	Lobbying	Signal
Health	694		64	138	attention/lobbying overlap
Social	787				high public attention
Agriculture	502		2	249	attention/lobbying overlap
Children	453				high public attention
Education	323		21		high public attention
Housing	240		46	16	attention/lobbying overlap
Rural	211				high public attention
Agriculture Schemes	136	40			high public attention
Justice	135		35		high public attention
Environment	107			46	attention/lobbying overlap
Transport	140		1	10	attention/lobbying overlap
Finance	92			50	attention/lobbying overlap
Employment	89			21	attention/lobbying overlap
Social Welfare Benefits	93	13			high public attention
Social Welfare Payments	85	21			high public attention
Forestry Sector	78	23			high public attention
Childcare Services	68	28			high public attention
Departmental Schemes	75	16			high public attention
Early Childhood Care and Education	60	28			high public attention
Departmental Funding	81				high public attention
Children and Youth Affairs				72	high lobbying pressure
Ambulance Service	60	11			high public attention
Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment	57	12			high public attention
Departmental Policies	43	24			high public attention
Enterprise	66				high public attention

Area	Speeches	Words
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation	54	7869
Agriculture Schemes	40	4355
Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation	29	4363
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	28	3829
Childcare Services	28	3591
Early Childhood Care and Education	28	3103
Rural Schemes	25	2878
Departmental Policies	24	2321
Forestry Sector	23	2376
Social Welfare Payments	21	2567
Mother and Baby Homes	20	2238
Community Employment Schemes	16	1933

Policy area	Returns	Lobbyists
Agriculture	249	24
Health	138	60
Children and Youth Affairs	72	32
Social Protection	60	24
Budgetary matters	52	35
Energy and Natural Resources	51	20
Finance	50	16
Justice and Equality	50	37
Taxation	47	12
Environment	46	18
EU Affairs	41	5
Community	37	20