TD briefing

Build a neutral, sourced briefing on one member of the Dáil or Seanad.

Related projects: Oireachtas Explorer (David Ward), Dáil Tracker (peweet), Contact Your Local TD (Unknown). Not affiliated; see ../_shared/inspirations.md.

Calling the tools

Steps name each operation as source/operation (e.g. ppr/ppr_price_stats), using the typed tool name as the operation. On the default surface, run it with ireland_call, for example:

{ "source": "oireachtas", "operation": "oireachtas_search_members", "args": { "name": "Harris" } }

If an argument shape is unclear, call ireland_describe with { "source", "operation" } first; it returns the schema and an example. search, fetch and nearby are top-level tools. If the server was added with ?toolsets=<ids> or ?toolsets=all, the typed tool (e.g. oireachtas_search_members) can be called directly with the same args.

Steps

1. Find the member. Call oireachtas/oireachtas_search_members with { "name": "Harris" }, or { "constituency": "Wicklow" } to list local TDs. Add chamber ("dail" or "seanad") and house_no if needed. Confirm the right person if several match. Keep the member_code (e.g. Simon-Harris.D.2011-03-09).
2. Questions. Call oireachtas/oireachtas_search_questions with member_code, a date range (date_from, date_to, default the last 3 months) and optionally type ("oral" or "written"). Group the questions by topic and count them.
3. Votes. Call oireachtas/oireachtas_get_votes for the same window and chamber. Report how the member's party voted on the main divisions if the member is not listed individually; say which.
4. Debates. Call oireachtas/oireachtas_get_debates for notable dates; quote headings only.
5. Bills. Call oireachtas/oireachtas_search_bills with a query (member surname or topic) and year to find bills they sponsored.
6. If the user gave a location instead of a name, find the constituency with geohive/geohive_boundaries_at_point, then go to step 1.

Output format

## <Full name> — <Party>, <Constituency> (<Dáil/Seanad>, term since <date>)
**Questions (<date range>):** <n> total. Top themes: housing (12), health (8) ...
**Recent votes:** <division title> — <Tá/Níl/absent> (<date>)
**Debates:** <date> <heading>
**Bills sponsored:** <bill no./year, title, status>
Sources
- Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data API (Oireachtas (Open Data) PSI Licence), retrieved <date>

Rules

• Follow ../_shared/citations.md; date every item.
• Strictly neutral. No ratings, opinions, predictions or claims about motives.
• Only report what the API returned. If a member has no questions in the window, say so.
• Do not add personal information beyond the official record.