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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects, Special Educational Needs, Garda Deployment, School Enrolments, Health Services

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Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

“I have mentioned this on numerous occasions but I am going to mention it again. I go back to the HighScope Perry Preschool study in the US which found that for every $1 invested in quality early education in the childcare sector and in primary school there was a $7 return. In euro terms, it has the same positive impact on children's outcomes and development. It is extremely important but...”

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

“I am in two minds as I contribute to this debate. On the one hand, as my colleague said, we are here to celebrate what Europe is supposed to stand for. This year is the 75th anniversary of the Schuman declaration, which laid the foundation for European integration. From the early days of the European Coal and Steel Community, there were efforts to integrate everything to the point where it...”

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

“We have a moral obligation to put it up to our partners to be stronger on this issue. I have not heard that coming from the Council of Ministers.”

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• Has spoken in 46 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 70 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 217 times in debates — average among TDs.
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