• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin North West
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Local Authority Housing, Taxi Regulations, Health Services, Local Authority Housing Data, Social and Affordable Housing Provision

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

“I thank everyone for their contributions and input. In the context of Article 27 on work and employment, Ireland has one of the lowest rates of employment of people with disabilities in the EU. The situation is a lot worse in disadvantaged areas than in affluent areas and we need a targeted approach to deal with that. Will the witnesses give their views on how we address that gap and deal...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

“The Northside Partnership was mentioned. At one stage, we did not cover a lot of areas. We did not cover Santry, for instance, and now we have expanded into those and other areas, which I think was absolutely necessary. We have a better picture of things now.”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

“Is there not an onus on companies to take a proportion of people with disabilities? Is there any sort of guide in this regard? If we are trying to get people with disabilities into employment, even with the local authorities or wherever, do we not have any sort of target of any description in this regard?”

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• Has spoken in 62 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• 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") 604 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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