• Independent TD for Kerry
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Michael Healy-Rae speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Hospital Waiting Lists, Carer's Allowance Applications, Health Services, Disability Allowance Applications

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Tillage Sector: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

“I concur with the Minister on the seriousness and importance of the situation. I acknowledge the fact that the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Ceann Comhairle are allowing this debate to go forward. I thank the Opposition for being here to debate this matter because this is not a case of us or the Department versus anybody else. We are all trying to ensure that we have a vibrant and strong...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (14 Oct 2025)

“Forests have an important role to play in mitigating climate change by sequestering and storing greenhouse gases. This can be achieved through the expansion of our forests and the increased use of timber products. In 2020 we planted 2,234 ha, followed by 2,016 ha in 2021, 2,073 ha in 2022, 1,651 ha in 2023 and 1,573 ha in 2024, and so far this year we have planted 2,297 ha. I have...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (14 Oct 2025)

“My Department will therefore have delivered significant growth in 2025 and will continue to build on this success. In 2025 we launched a communications plan promoting the options available to farmers and other landowners through advertising on radio and in the national press, the targeting of information through social media channels and text messages and direct engagement with farmers and...”

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• Has spoken in 43 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 504 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 4 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 1157 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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