• Sinn Fein TD for Meath West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Services, Cancer Services, Departmental Funding, Health Services, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)

“When money is invested, the return on it is not known. That will depend on how the investment does over time. When signing up for this scheme, people will not know what they will be able to draw down on reaching pension age. Senator Rabbitte touched on the tax implications. That is the aspect people will probably look at when deciding whether to invest in the scheme. For example, if the...”

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Engagement on Matters Relating to the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme: Department of Social Protection (16 Jul 2025)

“What is the effect on small businesses?”

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

“I thank the representatives for the presentation. The ESRI has reduced its forecast for housing completions, from previous commentary, for the present year. It now expects 33,000 completions in 2025 and 37,000 in 2026, but there are considerable downside risks. What are those risks? Are they infrastructure, water, sewerage or tradespeople?”

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• Has spoken in 25 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 101 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 77 times in debates — average among TDs.
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