• Sinn Fein TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Public Procurement Contracts, Departmental Staff, Departmental Expenditure, Covid-19 Pandemic, Apprenticeship Programmes

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Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

“Around this time five years ago, local elections took place. We heard all the talk that there was going to be affordable housing delivered on the east side of Galway city. I distinctly remember people asking about the affordable housing that was going to be delivered. Since then, in the past five years people have consistently come to me and asked when that affordable housing will be...”

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

“Today, on the eve of Europe Day, of course we look at the positives that Europe has offered Ireland and that Ireland has offered Europe in return. I want to look at something in my brief of further and higher education. This relates to a proposal about research that has come to light and causes me concern. We know how important research is. It looks at planning for the future and how best...”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

“Apprentices have been clear that they feel forgotten by this Government. We have seen how the large waiting lists for off-the-job training impacts on their ability to earn. Large numbers are dropping out and now we have figures that prove only a small minority in the craft apprenticeship sector are finishing in the standard four year period. If we suddenly saw that people on four-year...”

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• Has spoken in 102 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 440 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 308 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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