• Green Party TD for Dún Laoghaire
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Site Acquisitions, Covid-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Tests, Hospital Equipment, Hospital Acquired Infections

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy: Discussion (30 Apr 2024)

“I thank the Chairperson and members for inviting me to this meeting to discuss the current state of play in respect of the circular economy following on from the signing into law of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act in 2022. In line with the evolution of EU and UN environmental policy, the waste action plan for a circular economy was published in September 2020. The...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy: Discussion (30 Apr 2024)

“I thank the Cathaoirleach for acknowledging the progress made on the circular economy and the contributions of my predecessor, who laid much of the groundwork for what I have done. I will start with the hot school meals. The hot school meals programme is a very good thing. It is widely acknowledged to be a positive thing that children can have hot meals at school, particularly in winter....”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy: Discussion (30 Apr 2024)

“The deposit return scheme is there to address a problem, namely, not enough of our bottles and cans are being recycled and are ending up in the environment. If the Deputy has ever taken part in a Tidy Towns group and walked along the roads, he will have seen that approximately half of the litter items the group picks up are bottles or cans. Some Tidy Towns groups are quite analytical in...”

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• Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 374 times in debates — average among TDs.
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