• Social Democrats TD for Wicklow
• 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, Schools Building Projects, Childcare Services, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Departmental Schemes

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Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: From the Seanad (24 Apr 2024)

“I do not know how we have gone from this Bill that talks about the remit of Gas Networks Ireland to one that is now looking to transfer the functions relating to the Maritime Area Planning Act from the Minister for housing to the Minister for the Environment at the very last Stage. It seems extraordinary the Government is tacking on such a significant change without any discussion with the...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

“I thank the witnesses for coming in today and for all of their work on this really important piece of work. It is great to see it come to fruition. I am trying to get a sense of where we are at the moment. It sometimes can be difficult to have that full picture. We try to get the balance right and do not wish to be overly negative as positive things are happening, such as very worthwhile...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

“The difficulty is if we do not make those short-term changes, the impact will be much greater. It will be much harder to do at a later point. We backloaded a lot of the measures. When we are talking about the different pathways what I have the greatest difficulty with is that it is very difficult for those in the agricultural sector, for example, to see what changes they need to make...”

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• Has spoken in 120 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 303 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 275 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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