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Ciaran Mullooly

Independent · Renew

Confirmed: 7Nuanced: 4Overestimated: 1Underestimated: 1

13 verified claims

Nuanced
In the EU, 700,000 people die from sepsis each year.
Health
Nuanced
In Ireland, 3,000 deaths are linked to sepsis each year, equivalent to eight deaths per day.
Health
Confirmed
Livestock numbers in Ireland have declined by almost one million
Agriculture
Confirmed
The new multiannual financial framework must be set at a minimum of 1.27% of GNI
Economy
Nuanced
The common agricultural policy must have a dedicated and robust budget of at least 433 billion in current prices
Agriculture
Confirmed
Irish banks were fined over EUR 270 million in total for a widespread tracker mortgage scandal.
Economy
Underestimated
Irish banks had failings in the treatment of over 10,000 accounts in the tracker mortgage scandal.
Economy
Confirmed
The annual inflation rate in Ireland surged to 3.6% in March.
Economy
Confirmed
Food prices in Ireland are 12% above the EU27 average.
Economy
Nuanced
Around 87 million people in the EU live with a disability.
Social Policy
Confirmed
Only half of people with disabilities in the EU are employed.
Industry & Employment
Overestimated
Nearly 1 in 3 people with disabilities in the EU are at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
Social Policy
Confirmed
Over 27,000 people protested recently in the speaker's area for the future of the rural area and against the Mercosur trade agreement
Agriculture