• Labour TD for Dublin Central
• Former Labour Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): General Practitioner Services, Health Services, Irish Sign Language, Departmental Data, Health Service Executive

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regulatory Bodies (26 Jun 2025)

“6. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to strengthen the inspection and regulatory regime in HIQA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34932/25]”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regulatory Bodies (26 Jun 2025)

“We are all reeling from the revelations about Beneavin nursing home and the nursing home in Portlaoise in recent weeks. It is clear that HIQA has given a wide berth to nursing homes when it comes to its inspection regime, which is in sharp contrast, I might argue, to how other authorities regulate, such as the Food Safety Authority and the Health and Safety Authority. I wish to hear from...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regulatory Bodies (26 Jun 2025)

“I thank the Minister. There are four clear systemic issues within HIQA at the moment, notwithstanding that it is a much-trusted institution in the public's mind. That confidence has been dented, however. Clear legislative change and clarity are needed in four areas. The first issue is in regard to the licensing. I welcome what the Minister is saying about the licensing of corporate...”

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• Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 37 times in debates.
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