• Independent TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): International Protection, Middle East, Covid-19 Pandemic, Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries, Direct Provision System

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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

“One apology has been received from Deputy Ardagh. We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness to the committee. Everyone is very welcome. I remind everyone to turn off their mobile phones, including mine, which is not off. I have a few housekeeping matters. I remind members of the constitutional requirements that in order to...”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

“We will take questions at the end. We will finish the education grouping.”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

“I apologise for doing it this way but there are 106 to go through so I thought it better to go through the education ones first. What is the highest figure for non-compliant procurement?”

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• Has spoken in 319 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 511 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — 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") 1697 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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