• 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

(based on written questions asked by Catherine Ardagh and answered by departments)

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 5 - Development of a Proposed National Science Centre
Chapter 6 - The OPW's Management of Office Accommodation (27 Nov 2025)

“I thank all the witnesses for coming in to us today. I would like to discuss flood risk management, which is one of the OPW's core areas of business. I would particularly like to discuss the Camac flood alleviation scheme. For those watching, the Camac river flows from Saggart through to Bluebell, Inchicore and Kilmainham and into the River Liffey near Heuston Station. It is a big project...”

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 5 - Development of a Proposed National Science Centre
Chapter 6 - The OPW's Management of Office Accommodation (27 Nov 2025)

“A lot of properties were affected. It was not just one.”

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2024
Chapter 5 - Development of a Proposed National Science Centre
Chapter 6 - The OPW's Management of Office Accommodation (27 Nov 2025)

“I know further modelling was requested after the April consultation. Has that been returned to the OPW for review? Where are we with that modelling?”

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• Has spoken in 53 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 24 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 145 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 12 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 285 times in debates — average among Senators.
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