• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin North-West
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Local Authority Housing, Taxi Regulations, Social and Affordable Housing Provision, Local Authority Housing Data, Health Services

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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Nov 2025)

“The Tánaiste's colleague, the Minister for housing, James Browne, has pulled the plans to build nearly 500 units within the Dublin City Council area under public-private partnerships. A total of 1,000 new homes have already been delivered under public-private partnerships and a further 3,500 were in the process of being delivered across the country. However, the Minister pulled the...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Nov 2025)

“It is being pulled. It does not make sense.”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (20 Nov 2025)

“I thank the Minister of State. There is an urgency in moving ahead. There are major plans to develop the area. Finglas village will be redeveloped. Charlestown will be affected. A large number of apartments are being built across the area and the population is growing. I have dealt with metro north, in terms of the number of meetings I went to and the commitments that were made and...”

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• Has spoken in 37 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 640 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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