• Sinn Fein TD for Louth
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): General Practitioner Services, Disabilities Assessments, Education Policy, Health Services Waiting Lists, Special Educational Needs

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (11 Jun 2025)

“I read the press release issued on Monday by the Minister, Deputy McEntee, which detailed the 28 schools that will undergo major energy and decarbonisation retrofit works this summer under the pathfinder programme. It is welcome news for those schools and I have no doubt they are delighted to be selected. I understand the pilot inventory covered schools in counties Kildare, Meath, Offaly,...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (11 Jun 2025)

“Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. The school has applied for emergency works funding. It is also in the process of applying for the climate action summer works scheme this year. However, getting multiple grants at various times and doing the required works piecemeal is time consuming for primary school teachers who are already overloaded. It is almost unfair to ask them to...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

“I welcome the witnesses. I had an opportunity to engage with the Arts Council and the Department on this issue at the public accounts committee last week. The briefing document provided to us from the Arts Council today details extensively the timeline and the processes that led to the IT system write-off. It is clear in black and white that people in the Arts Council engaged with the...”

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• Has spoken in 30 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
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