• Social Democrats TD for Cork South-West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Disability Services, Social Media, Health Services, Special Educational Needs

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2025)

“I just-----”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2025)

“The Deputy conflated knife crime with migrants, and you welcomed his response.”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2025)

“I condemn the awful scenes we saw in Citywest last night. One far-right account in advance of the riot posted online that "Citywest IPAS centre needs to be stormed." That was the clear goal last night, to overrun the accommodation centre. This was not done to protect children or the community, even if that is what the organisers claimed to the people they brought along with them. The...”

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• Has spoken in 22 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 319 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 453 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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