• Independent TD for Waterford
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Services, Technological Universities, Hospital Staff, Forestry Sector, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

“This motion seeks that the Government would scrap plans to increase the price of petrol and diesel on 1 August and yet again on 9 October. It also seeks to reverse the price increase that took place on 1 April. The main rationale to the motion is to recognise fuel prices have risen by more than 30% in the past three years and to recognise the significant and pronounced negative effect this...”

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

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Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

“Even if the Government did do that I can tell the Minister of State, from people I am talking to that-----”

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• Has spoken in 119 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 207 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 283 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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