• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin South Central
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Disability Services, Assisted Decision-Making, Special Educational Needs, Departmental Data, Bus Services

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cancer Services (20 Nov 2025)

“81. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to introduce lung cancer screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64099/25]”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cancer Services (20 Nov 2025)

“November is lung cancer awareness month. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in Ireland yet unlike for breast, bowel and cervical cancers, there is no national screening programme in place. The Marie Keating Foundation recently launched the Breathless Collection campaign to highlight key symptoms of lung cancer, including shortness of breath, chest tightness, shoulder...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cancer Services (20 Nov 2025)

“It is good to hear that the Minister is well disposed to putting more research into it and trying to assess whether it is an appropriate screening programme. We know from international evidence, including from the UK, the US and across the EU, that low-dose screening reduces mortality, particularly among high-risk groups such as long-term smokers and those with an extended smoking history....”

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• Has spoken in 50 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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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 11 times in debates.
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