Martin Daly: 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	268		16	201	attention/lobbying overlap
Finance	11			49	attention/lobbying overlap
Children	58				high public attention
Housing	34		17	5	high public attention
Health Services Waiting Lists	39				high public attention
Disability Services	35	4			high public attention
Education	27		11		high public attention
Cabinet Committees	11	19			high public attention
Departmental Data	26				high public attention
Hospital Services	18	7			high public attention
Taoiseach	23				high public attention
Health Services	23				high public attention
Agriculture	7			12	high lobbying pressure
Mental Health Services	16	3			high public attention
Justice	15		4		high public attention
Social	17				high public attention
Energy and Natural Resources				16	high lobbying pressure
Justice and Equality				15	high lobbying pressure
Public Expenditure	14				high public attention
Taxation				13	high lobbying pressure
Transport	10			3	high public attention
Foreign	13				high public attention
Special Educational Needs	13				high public attention
Community				12	high lobbying pressure
Housing Provision	10	2			high public attention

Area	Speeches	Words
Cabinet Committees	19	1136
Hospital Services	7	1502
Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements	5	552
Social Welfare Benefits	5	341
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation	4	733
Hospital Equipment	4	469
Research and Development	4	461
Social Welfare Schemes	4	438
General Practitioner Services	4	411
Weather Events	4	384
International Relations	4	320
Disability Services	4	297

Policy area	Returns	Lobbyists
Health	201	90
Finance	49	5
Energy and Natural Resources	16	7
Justice and Equality	15	10
Taxation	13	3
Agriculture	12	3
Community	12	8
Budgetary matters	11	10
Children and Youth Affairs	11	6
Social Protection	10	4
EU Affairs	7	3
Environment	7	4