• Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Flexible Work Practices, Schools Building Projects, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Special Educational Needs

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Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jun 2025)

“I thank Deputies for their engagement on the Bill and in particular Deputy Farrell who worked on it. It has been useful to have the opportunity to discuss public procurement on the floor of the Dáil, important considerations for it and how the Government can ensure better services for the people who come here to live and work and who are born and live here. It is important that we make...”

Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jun 2025)

“I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: “Dail Eireann resolves that the Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement (Bill 2024) be read a second time this day 24 months, to allow for consideration of the complex legal issues in the Bill and how they interact with the Companies Act 2014 and the EU’s eForms...”

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• Has spoken in 33 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 249 times in debates — average among TDs.
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