• Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 31 March 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Vaccination Programme, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Childcare Services, Brexit Issues

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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (9 Apr 2025)

“In line with our current diaspora strategy, the Government is committed to strengthening the ties between Ireland and our communities overseas. In 2023, the Montreal Irish Monument Park Foundation received a grant of $200,000CAD (€138,750) under the Government's Emigrant Support Programme to support the creation of a new commemorative space in Montreal in recognition of the Irish...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (9 Apr 2025)

“The Government is firmly committed to Ireland’s international development assistance programme and its overriding priority, to reach the furthest behind first. The latest year for which full statistical detail of our Official Development Assistance (ODA) is available is 2023. Preliminary figures for 2024 will be available in the coming months. In 2023, the top ten recipient countries...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (8 Apr 2025)

“I am very concerned at the impact on the civilian population of the continuing appalling violence in Gaza. The Department of Foreign Affairs is not familiar with this particular case and has not received any request for consular assistance, as the individual involved is not an Irish citizen. In February and March, 1,724 patients were evacuated from Gaza for specialised treatment in Egypt and...”

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• Has spoken in 38 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 13 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 319 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 100 times in debates — below average among Senators.
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