• 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 Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (16 Jul 2025)

“Penalties for illegal dumping contained in the Waste Management Act are significant. Persons who are found to be responsible for the unauthorised disposal of waste are liable to a maximum fine of €5,000 on summary conviction and/or imprisonment for up to 12 months, and to a maximum fine of €15 million on conviction on indictment and/or imprisonment for up to 10 years. There is...”

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (16 Jul 2025)

“I refer to Dáil Question No. 78 of 14th May 2025 and Dáil Question No. 254 of 27th May. My Department commenced the Employment Permits Act in September 2024 which introduced several improvements to the employment permits system including the facility for those on certain permit types to move job more easily and legally. Permit holders on the two main permit types can now...”

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (16 Jul 2025)

“The Employment Permits Act came into force in September 2024 and introduced several improvements to the employment permits system benefitting both employers and permit holders. The Act upholds the previous legislative provision prohibiting employers from making any deduction from the remuneration of a permit holder for costs associated with the recruitment, the application for a permit, or...”

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• Has spoken in 37 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 19 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") 228 times in debates — average among TDs.
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