• Green Party TD for Waterford
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Staff, Covid-19 Pandemic, Special Educational Needs, Sustainable Development Goals, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

(based on written questions asked by Marc Ó Cathasaigh and answered by departments)

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

“I thank the witnesses for coming in. I am looking at the growth of the organisation since 2019. It went from an expenditure of €600 million to more than €1.6 billion. It is right to acknowledge at the outset some of the NTA's achievements, particularly the bounceback of figures on public transport post Covid. Ireland was very much an outlier in the European sense. If one...”

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

“What is the NTA's current figure for outsourced placements?”

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

“That needs to layered on top of the number of people outsourced for specific projects. The latest figure I have in that regard is 123 staff. What would be the NTA's more up-to-date figure for those outsourced for specific projects?”

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• Has spoken in 170 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 185 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 268 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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