• Green Party TD for Dublin South Central
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Prison Service, Departmental Data, Children in Care, Defence Forces, Bus Services

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Prison Service (2 May 2024)

“It was confirmed to me in recent weeks that the progression unit within Mountjoy Prison has been closed and that it is being used to deal with excessive numbers of sex offenders. My concern is for the inmates who were in the progression unit, which is an important part of the incentivised regime policy within prisons. There are basic, standard and enhanced regimes for prisoners and it...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Prison Service (2 May 2024)

“The challenge is that the tangible incentives the Minister for Justice referred to in her prepared response are gone. Moving out of the progression unit means moving from an environment with no drug use to one with significant issues with drug use, and moving from an environment where education is available to one where educational options are frequently closed, with fewer teachers and fewer...”

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

“A minor frustration in relation to this Bill is that it is yet another amendment of an Act that has been amended and amended. It would have been in everybody's interests to produce a consolidated version of the various amended Defence Acts and produce a clear piece of legislation instead of one needing six or seven Acts to try to understand what is going on. We certainly have a habit in...”

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• Has spoken in 96 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 760 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 111 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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