• Sinn Fein TD for Cork South-Central
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Covid-19 Pandemic, State Examinations, School Meals Programme, School Staff

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Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2025)

“What parents will have heard from the Minister in her response is a lot of reasonableness and trying to empathise with the situation. I suppose that is better than denying there is a problem. The reality for parents on the ground is that reasonable words will not put a single child inside the door of a school. I am dealing with the families of 13 children who do not have a place for this...”

Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (30 Apr 2025)

“Sorry Chair, but I had indicated as well. As Deputies Rice and McGuinness have articulated the points I was going to make, I wish to be associated with the proposal regarding the relevant committees. There is a concern that there is a change in approach by the European Commission in respect of reporting and the implications that has for human rights and sustainability and for environmental...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (30 Apr 2025)

“6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on Ireland's position in relation to operations conducted by the Pakistani state in Balochistan, and the alleged human rights violations being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21691/25]”

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• Has spoken in 84 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 279 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — 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") 677 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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