• Labour TD for Tipperary
• Former Labour Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 5 June 2009 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Correspondence, Emergency Departments, Information and Communications Technology, Ministerial Meetings, Tribunals of Inquiry Establishment

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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Oct 2020)

“I might broaden it out because, obviously, we are aware of the same issue. There seems to be an issue as regards recruitment. I pointed out last week that there are 200 fewer permanent nurses in the system than before Covid and there are 1,800 more temporary or contract nurses. We also have issues with contact tracing and with nurses in the community, as pointed out by two previous...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2020)

“The issue is that the Morrissey judgment has changed all that. It has changed a great deal of this and much of the thinking on it. I raised this yesterday and I respectfully ask the Minister to meet the 221+ group - the Taoiseach has already committed to meeting me - and push back the date until that is done. On a more positive note, in fairness, the Government has listened on a number...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2020)

“I appreciate that. The statistics show that no pregnant woman has been infected, which is an amazing statistic. We want to keep it that way. However, there are certain circumstances, particularly when bad news has been delivered, where we will have to change the protocols. It is too devastating. I also believe we must examine the protocols in general. I have an issue with regard to...”

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• Has spoken in 109 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 676 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above 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") 573 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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