Dara Calleary: 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	144		100	298	attention/lobbying overlap
Economic Development and Industry				300	high lobbying pressure
Agriculture	37		3	237	attention/lobbying overlap
Finance	50			159	attention/lobbying overlap
Housing	62		88	39	attention/lobbying overlap
Budgetary matters				144	high lobbying pressure
Environment	36			94	attention/lobbying overlap
Social Protection				118	high lobbying pressure
Transport	59		7	47	attention/lobbying overlap
Education	78		27		high public attention
Justice and Equality				104	high lobbying pressure
Community				99	high lobbying pressure
Taxation				98	high lobbying pressure
Energy and Natural Resources				94	high lobbying pressure
Justice	41		49		high public attention
Education and Training				80	high lobbying pressure
Tourism	32			37	attention/lobbying overlap
Communications				68	high lobbying pressure
Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil)		67			high public attention
planning			66		high public attention
Social	62				high public attention
Children and Youth Affairs				59	high lobbying pressure
EU Affairs				56	high lobbying pressure
Trade				56	high lobbying pressure
Rural Schemes	8	47			high public attention

Area	Speeches	Words
Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil)	67	10563
Social Welfare Payments	51	10756
Rural Schemes	47	11197
Social Welfare Benefits	37	8445
Pension Provisions	35	7177
Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages	31	2086
Community Development Projects	30	7653
Social Welfare Schemes	27	5038
Social Welfare Code	26	5848
Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages	25	7651
Departmental Schemes	25	5634
School Meals Programme	22	5006

Policy area	Returns	Lobbyists
Economic Development and Industry	300	59
Health	298	89
Agriculture	237	20
Finance	159	33
Budgetary matters	144	46
Social Protection	118	36
Justice and Equality	104	42
Community	99	27
Taxation	98	20
Energy and Natural Resources	94	32
Environment	94	22
Education and Training	80	29