• Sinn Fein TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Public Procurement Contracts, Departmental Staff, Departmental Expenditure, Apprenticeship Programmes, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Research and Innovation Bill 2024: From the Seanad (29 May 2024)

“I thank the Minister of State. We have had many conversations on this legislation. I understand that this particular amendment is technical in nature and I have no issue with it. I wish to make a few general points that I have not made previously, which are important. It is a pity amendments that I and others tabled were not considered to any great extent. I refer to parity of esteem...”

Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)

“Gabhaim buíochas le People Before Profit, PBP, as é seo a chur chun tosaigh inniu. It seems very much that there is a war on neutrality at this time. There is a war on Ireland’s position on neutrality and a drum is being beaten by those who are cheerleading for war and those who want to militarise the EU and turn it into a geopolitical bloc. They keep telling us that we...”

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

“I thank the Minister of State. I welcome her constructive message and the fact there has already been a meeting. I hope another meeting will resolve this issue. Everybody would like to see this class being set up. Parents are concerned, which is completely understandable. We all know what it is like once we get into the summer months. There are concerns that parents would not get the...”

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• Has spoken in 111 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 432 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 318 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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