• Fianna Fail TD for Waterford
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Hospital Waiting Lists, Hospital Services, Home Care Packages Data, Services for People with Disabilities

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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (26 Jun 2025)

“Sharing the Vision is Ireland’s 10-year ambitious, multifaceted national mental health policy to enhance the provision of mental health services and supports for the whole of the population, through a focus on the needs of the individual. The policy recognises the need for a whole-of-government approach to the delivery of mental health services and supports, making mental health...”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

“As you are aware , the Owenacurra Centre was damaged as a result of flooding associated with Storm Babet on 18th October 2023. In this context, a key priority for the HSE has been to identify appropriate accommodation to meet the evolving care needs for the 6 remaining service users who were resident at the centre at the time. The HSE has previously advised my Department that 2 of these...”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (26 Jun 2025)

“The Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services (SPMHS) is now available in all 19 maternity hospitals nationwide, SPMHS provides support to pregnant women and women with a baby up to one year old, with an existing or new mental health problem. Funding to date of €3.6 million has resulted in 6 consultant led multidisciplinary teams are in place across major maternity hospitals (Coombe,...”

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• Has spoken in 109 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 721 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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