• Fine Gael TD for Galway West
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 19 July 2013 — appointed
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2016 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Ambulance Service Data, Hospital Waiting Lists, Insurance Industry Regulation, Services for People with Disabilities, Primary Care Centres

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (28 May 2024)

“I thank the Deputy. I will raise this again with the Minister, Deputy McConalogue. He has met with representatives of the inshore fisheries recently and is very aware of the challenges they face. He is committed to ensuring we identify and explore all avenues available to us in terms of the funding supports that may be put in place for inshore fisheries. In saying that, we as a member...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

“I thank the Deputy. We are in agreement on the need to resolve this issue. I have full faith that the school and the HSE will come to an amicable agreement. I will ask my Department officials to continue to engage with the NCSE and to monitor the issue. The NCSE is available to support the school and the HSE local team in resolving the issues at play here. The local SENO also has acted...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (28 May 2024)

“I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McConalogue. The Minister is very aware of the challenges faced by inshore fishermen. He met with representatives of the inshore fleet recently to discuss them. The European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, EMFAF, is the primary source of funding for the Irish seafood sector. It provides...”

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• Has spoken in 141 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 66 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 20–21 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") 305 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 106 times in debates — well below average among Senators.
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