• Independent TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Catherine Connolly speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): International Protection, Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries, Covid-19 Pandemic, Middle East, Direct Provision System

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Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (16 May 2024)

“I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - To discuss BusConnects issues in Wicklow. Deputy Joe Flaherty - To discuss the under-regulation of and cost of the appointment of solicitors and barristers to represent a guardian ad litem in family law...”

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2024)

“I remind Members and Ministers we will be moving straight on to the Topical Issues straight after this business. I am giving Members a forewarning.”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Park-and-Ride Facilities (16 May 2024)

“64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 20 March 2024, the status of the roll-out of park and ride in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21901/24]”

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• Has spoken in 552 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 673 written questions in the last year — well 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 14–15 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") 1510 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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