• Fine Gael TD for Mayo
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects, School Transport, Covid-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Health Services

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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (22 Oct 2025)

“The Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended, provides for a minimum statutory redundancy payment to eligible employees. An eligible employee is entitled to two weeks' pay for every year of service plus one additional week's pay, with weekly pay capped at €600 per week. The €600 per week salary cap has applied since 2005. In order to be eligible for a statutory redundancy...”

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (22 Oct 2025)

“The Programme for Government contains the commitment to finalise an Action Plan on the promotion of Collective Bargaining by the end of 2025, in line with the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages. Under Article 4, the Directive aims to promote collective bargaining on wages in all Member States. Each Member State in which the collective bargaining coverage rate is less than a...”

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (22 Oct 2025)

“As Minister I have no role in interpreting Codes of Practice. Section 43(1) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1990 sets out the Labour Court’s role in interpreting codes of practice under this Act: "43.—(1) The Court may on the application of one or more parties concerned give its opinion as to the interpretation of a code of practice, provided that in the case of an...”

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• Has spoken in 36 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 241 times in debates — average among TDs.
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