• Fine Gael TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Visa Applications, Agriculture Schemes, Social Welfare Benefits, Middle East, Special Educational Needs

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Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2025)

“I thank the lieutenant colonels for attending. Given the value of the witnesses' expertise, I will concentrate on the questions I have previously asked. This is my third time in the committee asking these questions. My questions focus on recruitment, retention and looking after our veterans in terms of issues such as pay and conditions. My first question relates to recruitment and cadet...”

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2025)

“I apologise for interrupting. That was going to be my next question relating to retention, specifically the post-2013 environment. Do the witnesses think they would hold on to more personnel in the Defence Forces if there was a regularisation of pre-2013 and post-2013? Does they have any numbers?”

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• Has spoken in 35 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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