Charlie McConalogue: 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
Agriculture	61		2	1483	attention/lobbying overlap
Health	12		76	197	attention/lobbying overlap
Environment				207	high lobbying pressure
Finance	9			128	high lobbying pressure
Marine				135	high lobbying pressure
EU Affairs				131	high lobbying pressure
Agriculture Schemes		123			high public attention
Housing	7		78	21	attention/lobbying overlap
Economic Development and Industry				103	high lobbying pressure
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation		87			high public attention
Budgetary matters				84	high lobbying pressure
Food				79	high lobbying pressure
Energy and Natural Resources				78	high lobbying pressure
Agriculture Industry		78			high public attention
Justice and Equality				70	high lobbying pressure
Trade				68	high lobbying pressure
Taxation				64	high lobbying pressure
Sports and Recreation				62	high lobbying pressure
Common Agricultural Policy		59			high public attention
Justice	1		54		high public attention
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions		51			high public attention
Fishing Industry	4	44			high public attention
Education and Training				47	high lobbying pressure
Employment	9			37	high lobbying pressure
Education	22		24		high public attention

Area	Speeches	Words
Agriculture Schemes	123	28651
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation	87	9283
Agriculture Industry	78	19567
Common Agricultural Policy	59	10643
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions	51	7920
Sports Funding	45	14139
Fishing Industry	44	10597
Common Agricultural Policy: Statements	38	6380
Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members]	36	1789
Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers	35	5271
Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements	33	5525
Brexit (Fishing Industry): Statements	31	6985

Policy area	Returns	Lobbyists
Agriculture	1483	91
Environment	207	28
Health	197	57
Marine	135	14
EU Affairs	131	11
Finance	128	16
Economic Development and Industry	103	18
Budgetary matters	84	27
Food	79	9
Energy and Natural Resources	78	25
Justice and Equality	70	25
Trade	68	10