• Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid 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, Schools Building Projects, Flexible Work Practices, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Special Educational Needs

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Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

“I thank the Minister for Health, the Minister. Deputy McEntee, and the officials in both their Departments who worked on this, the Office of the Attorney General, the Oireachtas health committee, my fellow members of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy, which was a special committee put in place to look at this, especially its Chair, Deputy Whitmore, and my colleague, Senator Mary...”

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

“It would make logistical sense if this could be dealt with in the District Court. This was something we discussed at length in the committee, and it came up again and again from an access and accessibility perspective. I welcome what the Deputy said about cost because while my preference is that this be heard in the District Court, my higher and ultimate preference is that this is done in a...”

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

“I know we are getting towards the end of the Bill, so, speaking on the amendment, I take this opportunity to thank the Minister, the Minister, Helen McEntee, and their officials for all the work they have put into legally recognising surrogacy in Ireland. I served as the Vice Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on International Surrogacy and, under the stewardship of Deputy Whitmore and...”

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• Has spoken in 115 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 222 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 202 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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