• Independent TD for Kildare South
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Defence Forces, Education Policy, Prison Service Staff, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Ukraine War

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

“I thank the Minister for the response. I agree that postponing the audits and inspections, even just for a few weeks, takes a lot of pressure off a lot of farmers. Something which has been mentioned to me and Deputy Canney and, I am sure, the Minister is the burden of administration on farmers. Professional farmers are doing what they love and we want them out in the fields doing what they...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

“I raise the issue of supports for the farming community. As we know, we have had a pretty brutal winter and there has been almost incessant rain for the past six to seven months. A lot of supports are required to help our farming community through this difficult patch because it has really disrupted the normal farm routine. For instance, we still have animals in sheds and slatted units...”

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

“I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. From the outset I acknowledge the role of Deputy Verona Murphy, who had the initiative to come up with this concept in the first place. Deputy Denis Naughten and our group administrator, Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh, put the meat on the bones of this motion. Family Carers Ireland advised us throughout the entire process. I can...”

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• Has spoken in 70 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 182 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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