• Green Party TD for Dublin Rathdown
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Crime Data, Animal Welfare, National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation, Appointments to State Boards, Planning Issues

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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Advertising (23 May 2024)

“My Department in its current configuration was formed in June 2020, following the formation of the Government. I have been advised by my Department that the total spend on online advertising, specifically, for the time period 2020 to date is €238,738.96, including VAT. Advertising online takes place across a variety of platforms which comprises of Twitter/X, Facebook, and Instagram,...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (22 May 2024)

“My role and that of my Department in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy development and in securing resources to assist the tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, in implementing that policy. The matter raised is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred this question to that agency for direct...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (21 May 2024)

“Fáilte Ireland maintains tourist accommodation registers as provided for under the Tourist Traffic Acts. These include accommodation types such as hotels, guest houses and youth hostels but do not include a number of tourism accommodation types, including bed and breakfasts. Bed and breakfasts have played a key role in welcoming visitors from around the world to Ireland for more than 50...”

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• Has spoken in 26 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 369 times in debates — average among TDs.
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