• Social Democrats TD for Cork South West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Social Media, Disability Services, Health Services, Special Educational Needs

(based on written questions asked by Holly Cairns and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (16 May 2024)

“239. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to support a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) in order to allow new mothers who fall ill while pregnant to take sick leave and defer their maternity leave; if so, to provide an update on work conducted to date on this legislation; the...”

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

“Almost 4,800 children are waiting for child psychology appointments across Cork and Kerry alone, with nearly 2,900 waiting for over a year. These young people are struggling. They have taken the crucial and difficult first step of asking for help and are being denied it. Many of these children are struggling with anxiety and depression and are in desperate need of early intervention before...”

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

“When is the Government going to stop pretending that the recruitment embargo is not having an impact?”

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• Has spoken in 103 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 743 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 388 times in debates — average among TDs.
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