• Green Party TD for Dún Laoghaire
• Minister of State , Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (since 23 Mar 2010)
  Minister of State , Department of Transport (since 23 Mar 2010)
  Minister of State , Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (since 23 Mar 2010)
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Waste Management, Planning Issues, Tax Code, EU Directives

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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

“This grouping of five amendments relates to issues concerning An Bord Pleanála. They empower the Minister to appoint additional members urgently on a short-term basis to deal with areas of significant activity in the economy and empowers him to reduce membership where appropriate. We are also amending the principal Act, through section 106, to empower the Minister to appoint a person with...”

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

“I am always cognisant that An Bord Pleanála is a quasi-judicial body and that it must carefully evaluate the case before it. For many, the board is the final adjudicator on their application or on an application in which they take an interest. The Bill introduces more flexibility to ramp up the staffing of the board at a time when it has a lot of cases or, conversely, when the demand is...”

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

“Amendment No. 68 amends section 153 of the principal Act to increase the enforcement requirements on the planning authority. Amendment No. 69 makes a technical amendment to section 29-----”

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 109 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 224 times in debates — average among TDs. (Why is this here?)