• Sinn Fein Senator (Cultural & Educational Panel)
• Former Sinn Fein TD for Cavan-Monaghan
• Left the Dáil on 29 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships - Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2025)

“I thank Mr. Gillespie.”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships - Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2025)

“Good morning, everyone. I thank them for their presentations. We have had a number of meetings concentrating on apprenticeships. One of things that comes up consistently was the importance of guidance counselling in our schools. All the witnesses have indicated the lack of investment in guidance and that is something that needs to be addressed. There is a concentration in the CAO process...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships - Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2025)

“Absolutely. Do the witnesses have data on the number of school students who go on to do apprenticeships? If they do, is there a comparison between those coming from different types of school? For example, TUI generally represents staff in schools, such as ETB schools, vocational schools and comprehensive schools, whereas the ASTI is more the private schools. Is there a significant...”

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• Has spoken in 153 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 90 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 815 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 268 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 76 times in debates — average among Senators.
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