• Independent TD for Laois
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Services, Health Services, Dental Services, Departmental Expenditure, Planning Issues

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Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2025)

“I thank everybody for their contributions. I have listened very carefully to what people have had to say. The debate has been constructive but we need to move from discussion and debate to action. I will be pressing the Bill because I think we have kicked to touch too many times on this already. The Minister of State mentioned that significant progress has been made; it has not. She...”

Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2025)

“On a point of order, where are the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Browne, and the Minister for the environment, Deputy O’Brien? Neither of them is in the Chamber. That is no disrespect to the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, who is here and is fielding a lot of issues. It is disrespectful to the Chamber that neither Minister is here for an issue as...”

Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2025)

“I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time". The absence of guidelines or regulations for wind turbines is absolutely scandalous. We have been relying on outdated guidelines from 2006 for over a decade and a half. The Bill is about putting a proper planning framework in place. It is not about stopping the utilisation of wind but having wind turbines in the right place and at...”

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• Has spoken in 124 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 271 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 6 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 862 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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