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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Health Services, Medical Cards, Social Welfare Benefits, Social Welfare Appeals, Hospital Waiting Lists

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Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

“I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025, taken on Thursday, 26 June 2025. On the question, "That the Bill be now read a Second Time", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 85(2), that division must be taken now.”

Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

“I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement Bill 2024, which took place on Thursday, 26 June 2025. On the question, "That the amendment to the motion be made", a division was claimed, and in accordance with Standing Order 85(2), that division must be taken now.”

GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

“I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter. On Tuesday, 1 July 2025, on the question, "That the amendment to the amendment to the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 85(2), that division must be taken now.”

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• Has spoken in 119 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 211 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 385 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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