• Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Childcare Services, Departmental Funding, Special Educational Needs, Prison Service, Departmental Staff

(based on written questions asked by Barry Ward and answered by departments)

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (1 Oct 2026)

“I entirely agree with what the Minister of State has said about the importance and I also recognise the number of new embassies that have been opened. I was in Moldova last September during the parliamentary elections and I met the ambassador who was setting up the embassy there. Just this week, I attended an EU enlargement conference in Tirana in Albania and I met our Greek ambassador,...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (1 Oct 2026)

“I thank the Minister of State and I agree with what he said about our missions on the ground. They provide consistent, excellent service to Irish citizens there and here because of the work they do. The Minister of State mentioned trade and there is also cultural engagement, the presence on the ground and increasing the profile of Ireland in these countries. I also recognise what the...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (1 Oct 2026)

“8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the merits of establishing embassies in all EU accession countries with a view to increasing diplomatic relations as negotiations on their prospective membership continue. [68253/26]”

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• Has spoken in 108 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 56 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 3098 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
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• 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") 155 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 432 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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