• Labour TD for Dublin Bay North
• Former Labour Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 8 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, State Examinations, Schools Building Projects, Covid-19 Pandemic, School Staff

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Autism Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Jun 2022)

“I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am sharing time with Deputy Bacik. Deputies Bacik, Nash, Duncan Smith and I have just come from a briefing with parents who live with autism every day of their lives. Once again, they told their stories of how they are trying to manage the system. As a result of that briefing and other discussions I and my colleagues have had, I feel...”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

“Stop blaming the DEIS principals.”

LGBTQI+ and Equality: Statements (23 Jun 2022)

“I was really uplifted by the Minister's remarks and his contribution to the debate. As has been said, debates in this House can often be quite negative and a lot of points can be scored, but the Minister's contribution has challenged us all to point to positives. We can point to a lot of negatives. We have to do that and to point to challenges. Only two weeks ago, however, I brought my...”

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• Has spoken in 103 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 42 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 240 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 325 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 286 times in debates — average among Senators.
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