• Fine Gael TD for Meath East
• Entered the Dáil on 28 March 2013 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Wind Energy Guidelines, Nursing Home Services, Departmental Expenditure, Hospital Waiting Lists, Early Childhood Care Education

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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Facilities (12 Jun 2025)

“As part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to supporting schools, I recently announced €65 million in minor works and ICT grants. This funding provides schools with flexibility to address small-scale infrastructure improvements and to invest in IT equipment and digital infrastructure. The minor works grant is provided on a standard flat rate plus a per capita basis. This...”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Facilities (12 Jun 2025)

“To clarify on ICT, we gave a commitment as part of the overall strategy that we would provide €200 million to schools over the lifetime of the strategy. What had been provided to date was two amounts of €50 million but they were not exactly every year so they were spaced out. I want to make sure that every year schools get the grant, that they know they are getting it and how...”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Facilities (12 Jun 2025)

“I want to stress that the Department is there and available to engage with schools. While we have seen an increase in the number of people coming to the FFSU it is not to the level that we are hearing more broadly. I encourage schools which may be in difficulty and having a challenging time ahead with their finances to engage with the Department. The DEIS grants and status mean that...”

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• Has spoken in 67 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well 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") 896 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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