• Independent TD for Waterford
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Services, Technological Universities, Hospital Staff, Forestry Sector, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (16 May 2024)

“128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the concerns raised regarding traffic controls adjacent to a national school (details supplied); if he will acknowledge the obvious dangers that exist, given there is no on-street parking available for school pick-up and drop-off, which is causing both parking congestion at the roadside and visibility issues for...”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (16 May 2024)

“165. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of complementary admissions being issued each year at the Custom House visitor centre (details supplied); when the visitor centre will be properly operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22283/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (16 May 2024)

“166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made on sourcing a cash safe for the Custom House visitor centre (details supplied); the number of complementary visitors admitted over the past five years; his views on whether this issue should be relatively easy to rectify; when the visitor centre will receive the long awaited cash safe that will enable it to process...”

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• Has spoken in 121 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 221 written questions in the last year — 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") 292 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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