• Independent TD for Clare
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Departmental Data, School Transport, International Protection, Passport Services

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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (28 May 2024)

“180. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to sign the new ERO for security officers into law, which would increase the wages of thousands of low paid security officers and alleviate some of the most painful consequences of this cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23539/24]”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 May 2024)

“I wish to raise again Francis Street development in Ennis. These are the six houses that were purchased with a view to knocking them down and eventually building a mixed-use development. On 23 March last year, I raised the matter with the leader of Fianna Fáil, the Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin, who stated: "we should be making those houses fit for habitation and allocate...”

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

“I thank the Cathaoirleach and his colleagues for allowing me to speak early. As a former management consultant, the Minister will be aware of the importance of statistics and, as a politician, the maxim "lies, damned lies and statistics". He told the Dáil that there were 2,000 new staff in UHL and prompted the then Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, to do so. I went off, asked lots of...”

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• Has spoken in 97 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 270 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 33 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Michael McNamara speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 557 times in debates — average among TDs.
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