• Green Party TD for Dublin Rathdown
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Crime Data, Animal Welfare, National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation, Planning Issues, Appointments to State Boards

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Seanad: Smartphone and Social Media Use: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

“Gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí as an deis an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a phlé. Gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí as ucht a gcuid oibre agus táim ag tnúth le tuairimí na gComhaltaí eile a chloisteáil. The Government is not opposing the motion. As Minister for the media, the issue of online safety is one that I and...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (23 Apr 2024)

“Much of the nationwide infrastructure of venues and arts centres used by the professional arts were initiated and funded by local authorities. The network of venues and arts centres established receive ongoing funding for programming from the Arts Council. My Department focuses on providing capital grant funding for arts and cultural facilities. The primary focus of these schemes is...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

“Details of the 2023 and 2024 capital allocations for my Department can be found in the published Revised Estimates Volume for 2024, available at www.gov.ie/en/collection/e20037-revised-estimates/ (pages 148-156). Details pertaining to final capital outturn for 2023 are contained in my Department’s 2023 Annual Appropriation Account, which is currently being audited by the...”

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• Has spoken in 29 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 369 times in debates — average among TDs.
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