• Independent Ireland Party TD for Cork South-West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Passport Services, Abortion Services, Driver Test, Forestry Sector, Covid-19 Pandemic

(based on written questions asked by Michael Collins and answered by departments)

Special Education School Places: Motion [Private Members] (17 Sep 2025)

“I am glad to be able to speak on this motion. Let me start by saying clearly that I welcome it. I welcome it because every child in this country has the right to an education. That right is not something that should be up for debate. It is in our Constitution. It is in international law, and it is in the heart of every parent who wants the best for their son or daughter. However, what...”

National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030: Statements (17 Sep 2025)

“I beg the indulgence of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to pay tribute to Fianna Fáil Councillor Patrick Gerard Murphy, who represented Bantry, Castletownbere and Skull electoral area and whose untimely death took place last Friday. His funeral is taking place as I speak this evening. Patrick was a councillor decades ahead of time. He had a great ability to bring people from right across...”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2025)

“This summer has been one of huge discontent and serious upset for farmers and landowners on the proposed greenway walk from Cork to Kinsale. I begin by saying that a walkway anywhere in our country has to be welcome, but with peaceful negotiations as was done in the world-renowned Sheep's Head and Beara Way. That is the model to do this, not the TII model with its sword over the head called...”

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• Has spoken in 153 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 76 written questions in the last year — 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") 1056 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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