• Sinn Fein TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Defence Forces, Special Educational Needs, Covid-19 Pandemic, Departmental Staff, An Garda Síochána

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (Resumed). (21 May 2024)

“I thank the witnesses for attending. I will follow up on a statement made by Mr. Moynes. I understand where he is coming from in terms of safeguarding reputations, the high quality of education and the false prospectus that has been put out there. One issue raised both with the committee and also with me is that students are restricted to working between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (Resumed). (21 May 2024)

“I have quite a few qualifications, all of which I obtained as an adult learner in evening programmes rather than in full time education. A lecturer would often come forward and ask someone whether they are free to come in for a few hours on a Saturday to take a section of a course that we are not doing great on. At the moment, these learners would be excluded from such opportunities.”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (Resumed). (21 May 2024)

“Tertiary education has a very important role to play, not only in lifelong learning but for people who want to change careers and directions of where they want to go. Following last week’s engagement, I spoke to one of the contributors. They told me about the scams that people have been caught up in. There is no other way of describing these other than absolute scams. People have...”

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• Has spoken in 62 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 551 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 187 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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