• Fine Gael TD for Mayo
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects, School Transport, Covid-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Road Projects

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Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Solar Energy Guidelines (22 Oct 2024)

“Gabhaim buíochas leis na Teachtaí. We have made recent changes to planning legislation to facilitate solar energy development. The Deputies might remember in October 2022 there was a significant enhancement of the existing provisions regarding planning exemptions for rooftop solar installations. That allowed the erection of solar panels on apartments and certain other buildings,...”

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Provision (22 Oct 2024)

“On the tenant in situ scheme, as the Minister outlined earlier, it is a demand-led scheme. We have asked local authorities to bring forward potential properties under the scheme and also under the Department's social housing investment programme. We are making available to all local authorities and approved housing bodies funds to deliver new social housing in direct construction and in...”

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Solar Energy Guidelines (22 Oct 2024)

“As with the vast majority of development types, there are currently no specific planning guidelines in place in respect of solar energy development. Proposals for individual solar energy developments are subject to the statutory requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, in the same manner as other proposed developments. Planning applications are made to the relevant...”

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• Has spoken in 105 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 372 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 17–18 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") 181 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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