• Independent TD for Louth
• Changed party from Fine Gael on 30 Sep 2018
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Broadband Service Provision, Hospital Waiting Lists, Tax Code

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Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

“As a former member of the Defence Forces, I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. On the back of key recommendations of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces and the statutory inquiry into systemic failures in dealing with individual complaints, including sexual misconduct, the creation of an external oversight body was...”

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (30 Apr 2024)

“446. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the State plans to open eligibility to widow's pension to those who were not legally married but in a long-term committed relationship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18978/24]”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fodder Crisis (25 Apr 2024)

“I am extremely concerned and I am sure the Minister is too. The adverse conditions have been really bad. There have been serious concerns around livestock and tillage. The Minister knows the spring crops such as barley have not been sown yet, even in County Louth, which is normally a very dry county. I ask the Minister again if he intends to reinstate the fodder schemes. There has been...”

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• Has spoken in 74 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 75 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 462 times in debates — average among TDs.
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