• Fine Gael TD for Kerry
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Grant Payments, Tax Code, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Covid-19 Pandemic, Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals

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Other Questions: Human Rights (24 Jun 2021)

“I welcome what the Minister said about universal agreement across the House, which we rarely get. On this issue it is very encouraging to see. I also wish to acknowledge the Houses of the Oireachtas authorities for their work at this time. Members of the LGBTQI+ community have seen the Pride flag flying in the Parliament, and it will be in place over the weekend. It means an awful lot to...”

Other Questions: Human Rights (24 Jun 2021)

“I add my voice to the condemnation of what has been happening in Hungary and Poland recently. I encourage the Minister to keep up his work on highlighting our outrage at what has been happening. Last night, as I arrived back in Leinster House from here, the Pride flag was being shone on our Parliament Buildings. This is the position we need to maintain. We need to be a beacon for the rest...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Derelict Sites (24 Jun 2021)

“Town centres are very important but there are also huge numbers of properties scattered all over the countryside. Such a scheme could very well apply to those properties. I will also add another suggestion. Right now, under planning laws, a person can extend at the rear of a building without planning. I believe the dimensions are approximately 400 square feet. It might make sense to...”

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• Has spoken in 62 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 1115 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") 222 times in debates — average among TDs.
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