• Fianna Fail TD for Cork North-West
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Grant Payments, Disability Services, Disability Services Data, Health Services, Departmental Schemes

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Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

“I am delighted to be here this morning to discuss the important topic of inclusive education for persons with disabilities. I am not sure whether it is gamekeeper turned poacher or poacher turned gamekeeper but I am at the other side of the table here. I really enjoyed my term as Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters in the previous Dáil. Mairéad and all...”

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

“I thank the Deputy for her questions. I will start with the SNAs. A lot of work has been done by the Department on the workforce development programme for SNAs. At the outset, I note the hugely positive impact that SNAs have within school communities and in making sure that children with additional needs attend and flourish in school. SNAs have developed into a hugely important part of...”

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

“"Lived experience" is one of the phrases we constantly used when I was Chair of the disability committee. Many people may have various theories on how policy should be developed but it is only when we walk in the shoes of the people affected that we understand the challenges they face. Over the past couple of months, I placed a particular emphasis on meeting as many people as possible. I...”

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• Has spoken in 36 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 53 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 523 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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