• Independent TD for Waterford
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Services, Technological Universities, Hospital Staff, Forestry Sector, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

“Ms Marray said 11,000 customers have not engaged. She also referred to those customers whose debt is less than €5,000. Was the figure 60,000 or 6,000?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

“I thank the witnesses. I will address the Department first on SCARP. The committee looked for such a process and it is good to see it up and running and obviously rescuing companies. As for the survival rate, it is important that the Department collate data to show how companies are performing on the other side of this process. The Department and Revenue are very close to and understand...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

“The reason I asked the question is that I have a perception, let us say, that the Department at times does not sufficiently understand what is going on in small and micro-businesses in terms of the challenges. If it does not understand why a company is coming into SCARP, I suggest that is something it needs to understand. It is not enough to say that a practitioner has brought the case to...”

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• Has spoken in 120 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 206 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 289 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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