• Independent TD for Galway East
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Agriculture Schemes, Abortion Services, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, School Accommodation

(based on written questions asked by Seán Canney and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (11 Apr 2024)

“153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person who owned two bogs on a designated bog (details supplied) can access the turf cutting and compensation scheme in relation to both bogs, as opposed to one only, as the compensation of €1,500 does not cover the household fuel outlay and does not reflect the fact that this household was forced to cease...”

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (9 Apr 2024)

“61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that persons are being forced by the ESB to have a smart meter, even if they do not want one, and that if the notification is not received, the ESB will fit the meter despite the objection of the householder; if he will intercede on behalf of householders; and if he will make a statement on the matter....”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (9 Apr 2024)

“274. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine the system by which genuine claims for compensation for damage to vehicles due to pot holes on our public roads are being declined by a company (details supplied) without any recourse to appeal by the vehicle owner and the dismissive attitude of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13651/24]”

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• Has spoken in 129 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 357 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — 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") 484 times in debates — average among TDs.
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