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Quiz: How much do you know about this Dáil term?

They’re off on their holidays.

THE DÁIL BROKE on Thursday for its summer break, which is well for some says you.

But how much can you remember about this term of the Dáil?

TDs rang in the year with a payrise. By how much did their yearly salary go up?
€4,000
€3,600

€3,200
€2,800
Which of these didn't happen within a week in January?
A vote on a data protection bill was a tie
Shane Ross voted against his own bill

Micheal Martin supported repeal of the Eighth Amendment
Selling alcohol on Good Friday was legalised
What was the government's €116 billion development plan called?
Rebuilding Ireland
Ireland: The Future

Project Ireland 2040
Ireland Develops 2050
A bill of Shane Ross's was called "a dog's dinner". What was it related to?
Drink driving
Cycling helmets

Judicial appointments
Dublin Airport
This man was announced as a Labour candidate for the next election. What union was he head of?
Mandate
ITGWU

Unite
Siptu
Which list did Leo Varadkar make in April?
GQ 40 Under 40
Time 100

Forbes 1,000
People Sexiest Man Alive
Sean Canney left the Independent Alliance after a row with who?
Kevin 'Boxer' Moran
Shane Ross

John Halligan
Finian McGrath
John Halligan was stopped from doing what based on his stance on the Eighth Amendment?
Being interviewed on The Late Late Show
Getting a full ministry

Being a confirmation sponsor
Travelling to Israel
Enda Kenny won an award in June. What was he named?
GAA Man of the Year
Mayo Man of the Year

European of the Year
Fine Gael TD of the year
Which minister did Sinn Féin threaten to move a motion of no confidence against in June?
Regina Doherty
Richard Bruton

Simon Harris
Eoghan Murphy
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Top Dog!
Pawsitively perfect!
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Clever Cat!
Almost purrfect
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Fintastic
Flippin' good.
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What are ewe doing!?
Baaaaaaaad.
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Turtley Awful!
Shell of a bad effort.
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    Jul 14th 2018, 8:46 PM

    Enda Kenny, European of the year!The man who constantly sat in the Dail listening to his ear piece while awaiting instructions on what to say ,an absolute joke of a leader.

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    Jul 14th 2018, 8:41 PM

    7 out of 10 and it was a pure guess that Kenny won plonker of the year

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    Jul 14th 2018, 9:29 PM

    How about we send them a quiz .How much do they know about their jobs !

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    Mute Seán Domhnall O'Sullivan
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    Jul 14th 2018, 8:38 PM

    Enough to know that many have been duped by victories like the abortion vote and some recovery in the economy to forget hospital crises, Maurice McCabe, confidence voted in Noirin, that they would without challenge have given the maternity hosp to the twisted sisters of mercy not mention my own personal highlight,Leo’s contempt for Vera Twomey at the people of the year awards.

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    Jul 14th 2018, 9:06 PM

    What a joke of a gov!

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    Jul 14th 2018, 9:14 PM

    I don’t think they’ll be getting any awards from the only people that matter, the Irish people, any time soon, unless they start making up more of their own awards like they did for enda and start awarding themselves.

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    Jul 14th 2018, 8:40 PM

    I know about as much as 90% of what the Fcu%wits who were there know….

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    Jul 15th 2018, 12:04 AM

    ACTUALLY Halligan was stopped from being a confirmation sponsor because he is an Athiest. How can he stand for a child and support the child in their faith journey if he doesnt believe himself? That is why the Bishop intervened and stopped it and was right to do so.

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    Jul 14th 2018, 9:14 PM

    I know that along with support from almost every non-FG politician we got a law passed that’ll be nothing but an assistance to children with disabilities and their families. Shame on FG for opposing and having to be forced to accept an amendment to the schools admissions bill that gave SENOs/NCSE/minister and his successors the authority to compel a school to open a special class where there’s a need and the school refuses. Now onto making sure the authority is used, resolving funding for special classes in secondary schools and the umpteen other things wrong with special class provision in this country. Thanks to all parents, educators and politicians who were involved or supported us.

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    Jul 14th 2018, 9:17 PM

    @Graham: and 7/10

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    Mute Darren Sheridan
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    Jul 15th 2018, 3:06 AM

    Enough to know it’s a joke. The country doesn’t stop working for the summer. Why am I paying for their holidays?

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    Jul 14th 2018, 8:51 PM

    What happened the sports quiz this week?

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    Jul 15th 2018, 5:32 AM

    We’ve got a bunch of incompetent unqualified ministers who don’t have a clue what they’re doing: ie harris in health, creed in agriculture, a tanaiste who keeps making statements saying the other crowd better fix it, and a taoiseach who thinks he can act like trump and do things like trash the media, but it always spectacularly backfires, so its followed by lots of gov spin.

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    Jul 14th 2018, 11:11 PM

    I don’t care about those bunch of apes

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    Jul 14th 2018, 8:39 PM

    You scored 6 out of 10!
    Fintastic
    Flippin’ good.

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