• Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown
• Former Fine Gael 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 31 March 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Vaccination Programme, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Childcare Services, Brexit Issues

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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (22 Oct 2025)

“Ireland has had diplomatic relations with Sudan since 1984, with accreditation changing from our Embassy in Cairo to the Embassy in Nairobi in 2016. A Sudanese Embassy was established in Dublin in 2016. The most recently accredited Ambassador of Sudan to Ireland departed in 2023, with a Chargé d’Affaires ad interim currently in post. On 20 October, the EU Foreign Affairs...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (22 Oct 2025)

“I am aware of the report to which the Deputy refers. We remain deeply concerned by the devastating conflict in Sudan, which has led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. More than 150,000 people have already been killed and some 12 million people forcibly displaced. The Government is gravely concerned by reports that arms continue to reach parties to the conflict, despite...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (21 Oct 2025)

“I am grateful to Deputies O'Meara and Lahart for raising this very timely issue. Ireland condemns Russia’s escalation of large-scale aerial attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. In recent weeks, Russia has launched thousands of drone and missile attacks into Ukraine, some of which have been the largest aerial attacks since the start of the war, resulting in high numbers of...”

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• Has spoken in 31 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 13 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 340 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 100 times in debates — below average among Senators.
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