• Independent Ireland Party TD for Limerick County
• 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, Departmental Transport, EU Data, Health Services Staff, State Examinations

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Cost of Motoring: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2025)

“I will start with insurance and insurance fraud. Insurance fraud is being paid for by all the rest of the people who are trying to get insured. Let us say a person is trying to insure their vehicle in Limerick, Tipperary, Cork or Clare. If we look at the same vehicle across the different counties, it seems to be the insurance rates are higher where the cities are. We did a small synopsis...”

Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (12 Nov 2025)

“Hear, hear.”

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• Has spoken in 94 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 49 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 13–14 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") 469 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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