• 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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Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (27 Nov 2025)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 465 and 468 together. The HSE provides specialist disability services, including Day Services and Rehabilitative Training, to people with disabilities who require such services, and people with intellectual disabilities would form the majority of service users who are supported by these services. The provision of transport services is not part of core...”

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (27 Nov 2025)

“The HSE provides specialist disability services, including Day Services and Rehabilitative Training, to people with disabilities who require such services, and people with intellectual disabilities would form the majority of service users who are supported by these services. The provision of transport services is not part of core services within HSE specialist disability services. As a...”

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (27 Nov 2025)

“As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.”

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• Has spoken in 26 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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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 269 times in debates — average among TDs.
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