• Independent TD for Kerry
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Driver Test, Passport Services, Health Services, Covid-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

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Fisheries: Statements (22 Oct 2025)

“I am glad to get an opportunity to talk on behalf of the fishing industry and coastal communities in general. When fishermen cannot make money, coastal communities are adversely affected. We have to give credit to the British going back to the 1600s. They built up the fishing industry in Ireland and gave the local people at the time the wherewithal to get the fishing industry going, which...”

Men's Health: Statements (22 Oct 2025)

“This is a very important debate. Men are slower to go to doctors than women, especially men on their own. I know that when men have wives and partners, they see after them and make them go. Men are tough and they persevere with pain, and they often let themselves go. I have known of too many cases where they waited too long, and they were at stage 4, where little could be done for them....”

Office of the President: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2025)

“I welcome this debate. Something has to change. I wish all the candidates on the ballot paper the very best. Like a lot of others, I am of the view that the chance to run for President must be opened up to many more people. The current system is very confined and, as we have seen, it is determined by a few people as to who can run. The local authorities were to have an opportunity to...”

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• Has spoken in 105 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 156 written questions in the last year — 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 13–14 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") 985 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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