• Labour TD for Dublin South West
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Mother and Baby Homes, Energy Policy, Health Services Staff, Hospital Staff, Rail Network

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Office of the President: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2025)

“My thanks to Aontú for bringing forward this timely motion. The role of the President has of course changed somewhat in recent decades. The President has essential constitutional duties to fulfil but there is a wider significance to the Head of State's role that is not set out in Bunreacht na hÉireann, although it has nonetheless come to be a central aspect of it. I am referring...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

“I thank the witnesses for coming in to us this afternoon. Going back to Senator Higgins's point on restricting demolitions, I will give an example I am familiar with because I used to work there. A and L Goodbody has recently renovated its headquarters on North Wall Quay and I understand 75% of the original structure was retained. The concrete skeleton of the office block was kept and...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

“That is a fair point.”

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• Has spoken in 56 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 42 times in debates.
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