• Fianna Fail TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Primary Care Centres, Childcare Services, Disability Services, Mental Health Services, Road Safety

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Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (17 Jul 2025)

“Last week, the Irish Cancer Society launched its pre-budget submission, which highlighted that patients in the west and north west face the longest wait time between cancer diagnosis and commencement of appropriate treatment. Dr. Michael McCarthy, president of the Irish Society of Medical Oncology and a consultant oncologist at University Hospital Galway, said: Working in the West of...”

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (17 Jul 2025)

“I appreciate the Tánaiste's response greatly. The one line that really gives me hope is his comment that the master plan for the development of the regional hospital in Galway will be a game-changer. It certainly will. Some of the preliminary works to enable it have started. Some of the outpatient services have moved to Merlin Park University Hospital and there are plans to move more...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

“Deputy McAuliffe has asked a pertinent question that is relevant to his constituency but in which I think we all have an interest. It is to ask the number of sanctioned special classes for children with additional needs, as announced earlier this year. The pertinent part is Deputy McAuliffe's request for the number of such classes it is hoped will be operational in autumn 2025. I have...”

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• Has spoken in 57 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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