• Independent TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): International Protection, Middle East, Covid-19 Pandemic, Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries, Direct Provision System

(based on written questions asked by Catherine Connolly and answered by departments)

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)

“I am conscious this is the last day of term. The revised national development plan is going to be published within two weeks. On many occasions, I have drawn the Tánaiste's attention to the lack of infrastructure in Galway and I do so again. This is a major obstacle to development. Galway is one of the cities to be developed in a sustainable way. On the east side of the city, there...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)

“Go raibh maith agat.”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jul 2025)

“My first question has been put and answered so I will not ask it again. The qualified opinion to the first set of accounts mentioned keeps coming up. The Comptroller and Auditor General has explained it relates to a directive or regulation.”

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• Has spoken in 244 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 482 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 1750 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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