• Fianna Fail TD for Mayo
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Staff Data, Departmental Funding, Grant Payments, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (27 Nov 2025)

“My department implements a wide range of schemes and supports which are available to community organisations and other groups across the country. While there is not a scheme specifically for community festivals, there may be an avenue of support available under the LEADER programme. Funding under the 2023-2027 LEADER programme is not targeted at any particular group or sector or activity...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (27 Nov 2025)

“My Department manages its funding across three programme areas, Rural Development, Community Development, and the Gaeltacht programmes. The funding provisions for the Rural Development Programme, as detailed in the original Revised Estimate for each year for 2023 to 2025, are provided in the table below. Funding for the Rural Development Programme has increased significantly over recent...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (27 Nov 2025)

“My Department administers a large number of schemes and programmes that support communities, community groups, and organisations around the country. The full list of schemes and programmes operated by my Department, along with detailed information on each, can be found on my Department's website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-...”

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• Has spoken in 52 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• 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") 1262 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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