• Fianna Fail TD for Laois-Offaly
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Email me whenever Barry Cowen speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Departmental Expenditure, Medical Card Applications, Departmental Budgets, Social Welfare Appeals

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Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (30 Jul 2020)

“Under which Standing Order did Deputy Paul Murphy make a point of order earlier?”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Immigrant Investor Programme (28 Jul 2020)

“I thank the Minister for her response. I have no doubt, based on the information she has provided to the House tonight, that there may well be a comprehensive and detailed analysis and evaluation of applications and that information is sought from relevant Departments regarding such applications. I would expect in this case of a proposed meat plant, and I do not expect the Minister to...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Immigrant Investor Programme (28 Jul 2020)

“I do not need to go over the ground already covered by me and others on the devastating impact of accelerated decarbonisation in the midlands region, particularly in my constituency of Laois-Offaly. Neither do I need to go over ground already covered by me and others relating to the subsequent specific needs of the region, which will be accommodated, we would expect, by just transition...”

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• Has spoken in 40 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 383 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 612 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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