• Independent TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): International Protection, Middle East, Covid-19 Pandemic, Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries, Direct Provision System

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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (10 Jul 2025)

“I thank the Minister for his detailed speech. Let me recognise the progress made in terms of legislation. We are on our third national strategy. We have an action plan. The Minister is promising three pieces of very important legislation in regard to the removal of guardianship rights for a person who has been convicted of killing, the issue of counselling records which has already been...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Jul 2025)

“I raise the Health Service Executive report from yesterday on the care of some women in Portiuncula hospital. The results are shocking enough that this could be replicated in other hospitals. Equally shocking and perhaps more is that we utterly failed to learn from the Walker report in 2018 and the same mistakes have been repeated. I am particularly aware of the national maternity...”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Jul 2025)

“I will follow on from that suggestion. I think they should come back before us if we can fit them in. To go back to the University of Galway, there is a clear audit. As someone from Galway, I welcome that, and the university is very important. I have not had a chance to look at the documentation, but as regards the foundation, we discussed this the last time I was on the committee....”

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• Has spoken in 244 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 482 written questions in the last year — well above 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 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") 1750 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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