• Fine Gael TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 25 February 2011 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects, Energy Policy, Banking Sector Regulation, Medicinal Products, Departmental Funding

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Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (9 Apr 2024)

“You know you are talking shite.”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Apr 2024)

“171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address delays by ESB Networks in providing grid connections for the installation of EV charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15318/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (9 Apr 2024)

“260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on plans to deploy the use of battery technology to support the installation of EV charging infrastructure along the comprehensive road network in response to delays in grid connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15316/24]”

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• Has spoken in 6 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 100 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• 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") 293 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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