James Geoghegan

James Geoghegan

politician Ireland

James Geoghegan is a Fine Gael TD (Teachta Dála) in Ireland who has been vocal about issues related to social welfare and fraud. He recently highlighted the findings from the Department of Social Protection, which reported over 6,000 cases of suspected welfare fraud in 2024, emphasizing the importance of vigilance against fraud and its implications for taxpayers.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
4,560
Power
5$
Sentiment
6.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Ireland 1 6.00 0.09% +0% 5,030,000 4,560 $5,100 5$
Totals 1 5,030,000 4,560 $5,100 5$
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Recent Mentions

Ireland Ireland: Fine Gael TD James Geoghegan questioned if X and xAI staff were 'horrified' to be working at a company which, even temporarily, was alleged to be hosting child sex abuse material on its platform. 6

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Social networks could be treated as publishers if they host illegal content, Minister of State says – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: James Geoghegan raised concerns about the proposed cap for the vacant property grant in the Dáil. 7

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Plan to cap value of homes eligible for vacant property grant scrapped – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South James Geoghegan said: 'It’s up to pharmacists to determine if they’re going to charge a fee to their customers ...' 6

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: New rules around medication dispensing delayed after political backlash – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: James Geoghegan expressed concern over contradictory evidence provided by senior management of Inland Fisheries Ireland. 5

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Cost of dealing with drug ship MV Matthew could rise to €20m – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Fine Gael TD James Geoghegan made the remarks, and said 'let’s call a spade a spade', arguing 'the State has basically said ‘we do not want this’.' 3

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Children’s science museum project described as ‘absolute shambles’ – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Seamus McCarthy told Fine Gael TD James Geoghegan that while services to the value of about €40,000 had been subject to a procurement process, those worth €1.399 million had not. 5

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Dublin hospital paid €1.44m for services to company owned by staff – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: The utility’s representatives told James Geoghegan of Fine Gael that it provided capacity for developers to connect about 41,000 housing units to water and waste water services last year. 5

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Uisce Éireann employee receives €32,500 performance-related award on top of salary – The Irish Times