• 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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International Protection Processing and Enforcement: Statements (5 Nov 2025)

“Migration, when managed well and planned well, works well. We see that in the people who staff our hospitals and care homes, those working on our building sites and buses, in our restaurants and hotels and across the local services we all depend on, and in entrepreneurs running businesses and employing people in our communities. I am truly grateful for the contributions many of those people...”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Programmes (5 Nov 2025)

“I thank the Deputy for this question. I am pleased to advise that officials are actively discussing the launch of the Irish component of the EU critical communications system with the European Commission with a view to Ireland becoming an early adopter of this. I hope the Deputy will be pleased to know that six weeks ago Government launched a new mission critical communications system...”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Programmes (5 Nov 2025)

“I thank the Deputy for that feedback. I will double-check but it is my understanding that they would well be able to use it. I met with members of the Civil Defence based in Mayo who were already part of that active trial and it is great to see that the community initiatives are also built into it. For the Deputy's information, the European Commission is proposing to bring in...”

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• Has spoken in 29 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 2 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") 268 times in debates — average among TDs.
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