• Fianna Fail TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 8 February 2020 — unknown
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Health Services, An Garda Síochána, Departmental Staff, Health Services Staff, Schools Building Projects

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Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (4 Dec 2025)

“The previous National Drugs Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery 2017-2025 contained the following strategic goal in relation to the prevention of drug use Strengthen the prevention of drug and alcohol use and the associated harms among children and young people. Under the previous National Drugs Strategy, significant funding was invested in evidence based drug prevention. In...”

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health and Safety (4 Dec 2025)

“The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has overall responsibility for the enforcement of food law in Ireland; therefore, as this is an operational matter, I have asked the FSAI to reply directly to the Deputy.”

Housing Plan: Statements (3 Dec 2025)

“I welcome the publication of the action plan on housing and the target to deliver 300,000 homes through a whole-of-government approach. It is ambitious but appropriate. We need ambition. Housing affects everyone in society, whether someone waiting on a local authority housing list, a young person hoping to buy or older people looking for more suitable housing. This issue is urgent. In...”

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• Has spoken in 30 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 76 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 66 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 417 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 269 times in debates — average among Senators.
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