• Fianna Fail TD for Cork North-Central
• Entered the Dáil on 29 November 2019 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Medicinal Products, Special Educational Needs, Health Services, Disability Services, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

“I would like to talk about that groundbreaking progress. Let us be straight about it - quite a lot of new cancer drugs are orphan drugs. We do not have any separate reimbursement process for those drugs. Is a separate pathway something the Government and the Minister should be looking at?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

“I am not trying to put words in Dr. McCarthy's mouth but he said we have a "robust" process here. Does he mean get we very good value for money or is the process lengthy and complex? What did he mean by robustness?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

“I have spent all my time talking about drugs; apologies for that. I might come back if there is more time later. On clinical trials in the Irish Cancer Society's submission, what is the genuine fear? I assume the society deals with pharmaceutical companies and industry the whole time. What is the genuine concern they express to the society in relation to attracting clinical trials to Ireland?”

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• Has spoken in 97 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 411 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 321 times in debates — average among TDs.
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