• 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

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Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

“I am delighted to get the opportunity to speak on this debate today. I sit on the Business Committee, and I have been seeking this debate for five weeks. It has taken a hell of a long time to get here. I mean absolutely no disrespect to the Minister of State, but the senior Minister should be here. The huge issue of wastewater and Uisce Éireann - whatever aspect of it we want to talk...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Apr 2025)

“Following on from my question two weeks ago in the Dáil about Ireland retaining our fishing rights off Rockall, in recent years the population of bluefin tuna has significantly increased. Denmark and Norway have successfully applied to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, ICCAT, and received quotas, while the Japanese fleet is fishing along the 200-mile...”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (9 Apr 2025)

“40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an exception to the price increase by the NTA will be made for rural taxis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17733/25]”

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• Has spoken in 109 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 45 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") 1003 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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