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Nina Carberry

Fine Gael Party · PPE

Confirmed: 8Nuanced: 9False: 1Overestimated: 3Underestimated: 1

22 verified claims

Nuanced
One in three people born today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
Health
Confirmed
Europe is facing a EUR 27 billion energy surge.
Agriculture
Nuanced
Less than 3% of investment in high-growth businesses goes to female-led companies.
Economy
Nuanced
Women account for less than one-third of entrepreneurs in Europe.
Industry & Employment
Confirmed
Around one in four young people in Ireland experience cyberbullying.
Social Policy
Confirmed
1.2 million children across 11 countries reported being targeted by deepfake sexual abuse last year.
Justice & Anti-Corruption
Confirmed
For the majority of Ireland's 53 years in the European Community, Ireland has been a net receiver of EU funds
Economy
Confirmed
At the halfway point of the EU's largest recovery fund, less than one third of the funds had been disbursed
Economy
Confirmed
Children in Ireland see unhealthy food and drinks marketing roughly every four minutes online.
Health
Nuanced
Junk food advertisements capture a child's attention up to four or five times as long as regular advertisements.
Health
Overestimated
The European framework for advertisements targeting children will be close to nearly ten years since it was last updated.
Health
Nuanced
One in five Irish children currently present as overweight or obese.
Health
Nuanced
In Ireland, there are an estimated 9,000 defibrillators, but only half are publicly registered
Health
Confirmed
Around 90% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests result in fatality without quick intervention
Health
Confirmed
In 2022, WHO reported that 57% of adults and 8% of children under five in Ireland were overweight or obese.
Health
Overestimated
Nearly one in three children in the EU are affected by overweight or obesity.
Health
False
This is the first ever directive to specifically improve the protection and status of farmers and primary producers.
Agriculture
Nuanced
EUR 160 million for cross-border rail between Belfast and Dublin.
Transport
Overestimated
EUR 20 million invested in the Shannonside sports campus.
Social Policy
Underestimated
EUR 18 million for cross-border help projects in Fermanagh, Cavan, Monaghan, Tyrone, Louth, Armagh, Sligo and Leitrim.
Social Policy
Nuanced
Over 10,000 people upskilled in Derry and Donegal.
Education
Nuanced
Over 700,000 people lost power during Storm Éowyn
Environment