• Labour TD for Dublin Fingal
• Former Labour Senator (Administrative Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2011 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects Status, Social Welfare Benefits, Schools Building Projects, Appointments to State Boards, Social Welfare Appeals

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Promoting Cycling: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2019)

“I am pressing it.”

Promoting Cycling: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2019)

“I move amendment No. 3:To insert the following after "pensioners and unemployed people;": "— introduce urban planning measures that return our cities to the people, by prioritising cyclists, pedestrian and public transport users in urban centres, and ending the dominance of the private motor car;"”

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee Stage (16 Jan 2019)

“Today we are considering a new Bill, the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018. Given that the WHO report was commissioned by EU environment Ministers, it would be unfortunate if it were not referred to in some way in the Bill. If the Minister's legal advice is that, in considering the definition of "balanced approach", we cannot extend the provision beyond what is already in...”

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• Has spoken in 32 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 177 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — 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.
• 19 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Brendan Ryan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 114 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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