• Fianna Fail TD for Limerick County
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Ministerial Travel, Departmental Correspondence, Health Services, Departmental Staff Data

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Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

“I thank Senator Stephenson for her work on this Bill and Senator Ryan for her amendment and sharing her personal experiences and insights. I thank all Members for their contributions. On the proposed amendment, while I acknowledge it is Senator Stephenson's Bill, the proposed amendment is accepted. Legal advice will, of course, be required to allow for due consideration. It is also...”

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

“I thank the Senators for their contributions again. I refer to the recent Women's Aid report and acknowledge that it makes for very distressing reading. The data is very stark. The work being done by Women's Aid in this space helps victims of domestic violence to speak up and ensure they feel supported when they do so. The volume speaks to both the scale and the challenge, but also to a...”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (2 Jul 2025)

“Reform of the firearms licensing system has been under consideration for a number of years and extensive consultation has been undertaken. My Department holds meetings with individual firearms organisations on request and engages with various firearms stakeholders in other ways, while An Garda Síochána also meets with stakeholder organisations in respect of relevant matters. ...”

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• Has spoken in 17 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 142 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• 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") 695 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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