• Sinn Fein TD for Waterford
• Former Sinn Fein Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 27 April 2011 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2016 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Health Services, Health Services Staff, Hospital Services, Hospital Staff, Covid-19 Pandemic

(based on written questions asked by David Cullinane and answered by departments)

Special Education School Places: Motion [Private Members] (17 Sep 2025)

“Earlier this year, Deputy Conor McGuinness and I met with parents of children with disabilities from Waterford city and county. At the time, those parents were heartbroken because they had no idea if their child would have an appropriate class place. Many of them were sent on a wild goose chase, as they were told they had to contact schools themselves. In some instances, they had to...”

Special Education School Places: Motion [Private Members] (17 Sep 2025)

“Hear, hear.”

National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030: Statements (17 Sep 2025)

“I was at an event about mental health a number of years ago where a presentation was given by an expert in the field who works on the ground. The person put up a photograph of a car that was held up, not by four wheels, but by plans and policy documents. She was illustrating the point that policy documents and plans are not in short supply. We have any number of them in mental health and...”

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• Has spoken in 84 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 108 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 831 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 6 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 669 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1048 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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