• 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, Social Media, Disability Services, Health Services, Fishing Industry

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Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

“The amount of rainfall we have been experiencing over recent months has pushed the agriculture sector to a crisis point. We have seen almost ten months of almost non-stop rainfall and farms are saturated. A few days' break is not enough for fields to dry out. This has been an absolutely devastating time for farmers across all sectors. Some livestock farmers are having to provide...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2024)

“They are not staffed.”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2024)

“For years now I have been raising the issue of specialist treatment for eating disorders. The news that no new inpatient beds for adults with eating disorders have opened should be surprising but, given all of the broken promises and missed deadlines over the years, how could anyone be surprised? We should be, however. We should be shocked at the lack of urgency, the level of mismanagement...”

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• Has spoken in 115 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 851 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 383 times in debates — average among TDs.
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