• Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Electric Vehicles, Prison Service, Tax Code, An Garda Síochána, Special Educational Needs

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Procedures (1 May 2025)

“This is an important issue. The irony of two men discussing a women's health issue is not lost on me. I thank Dr. Gerry Agnew, a consultant gynaecologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Dún Laoghaire, and Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan, president of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Ireland, for bringing this to my attention. The issue I want to raise regards treatment for...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

“I acknowledge what the Government has done. These supports are important. We are talking about small businesses that employ an enormous number of people throughout the country but are not massively profitable and, therefore, are vulnerable when these grants are not given to them. The grants are important to ensure their viability. Will the Minister of State do two things in particular?...”

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• Has spoken in 29 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
• Has spoken in 56 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
• Has received answers to 231 written questions since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 23 times in debates.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 432 times in debates.
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