• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): An Garda Síochána, Hospital Staff, Health Services Staff, Official Engagements, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)

“What has that to do with the price of butter?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

“I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I will not repeat some of the issues that have been gone through already. There are a couple of items of real interest I want to raise. On the energy costs, I today got an email from Wind Energy Ireland that said there was a record amount of wind and solar energy for June, yet there is a 30% difference in what we and the witnesses pay...”

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (15 Jul 2025)

“240. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if suitable qualified civilians can apply to join Defence Forces School of Music; and if not, if all positions within school are reserved for Permanent Defence Force personnel. [39146/25]”

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• Has spoken in 61 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 398 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• 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") 260 times in debates — average among TDs.
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