• Former Independent TD for Kildare South
• Left the Dáil on 29 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election

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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

“I agree with the Tánaiste and Deputy Stanton on the multi-agency approach. There was a proposal for a defence attaché from the Irish Army being deployed to the Irish Embassy in London. Where are we with that? Are there plans to expand that network further than Washington or Paris thereafter? The Irish Embassy in London is the first step.”

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

“I welcome the Tánaiste and his team before us today. I have some very brief comments. First, I am very supportive of the general thrust of these additional Estimates. They are very positive, especially the Passport Office. It must be one of the few parts of the public sector that actually turns a profit every year. I very much welcome the investment that has been put into it as well.”

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

“The Passport Office is probably more external and outward-focusing. It is good we are investing in the Passport Office. It is not an expense. Sometimes it is perceived as an expense; it is actually an investment. We have to maintain the integrity of the Irish passport system. Second, regarding the embassies and the Irish houses abroad, again sometimes it is presented as an expense if...”

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• Has spoken in 64 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 198 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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