• Sinn Fein TD for Cork North-Central
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Health Services, Housing Schemes, Special Educational Needs, Departmental Data, Covid-19 Pandemic

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

“Democracy is at its best when it is robust and transparent. I understand that there in awful lot of anger at the process certain parties took during the nomination process for presidential candidates. This has to be looked at. Looking back, the majority of people agree on that. I sat on the housing committee during the establishment of the Electoral Commission. Now is the time to...”

Irish Unity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2025)

“We have a unique opportunity to work together to accomplish something many people thought could never happen. We have brought forward a motion on planning for a united Ireland. Going back to Wolfe Tone, the Fenians and all the people down through the generations, many tried to unite this country as a free 32-county Irish republic. We have the opportunity to take a step closer on that road...”

Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 Oct 2025)

“If we ever wanted more proof that the Government has its priorities all wrong, this Bill is it. On a day when the Minister for housing announced a war on dereliction and vacancy, it is a joke. It would be funny if it were not so serious. We have a Finance Bill that does absolutely nothing to tackle either. The housing Minister's war on dereliction will start in two years' time, but for...”

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• Has spoken in 97 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 444 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 13–14 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") 415 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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