• Labour TD for Wexford
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Staff Data, Visa Applications, Brexit Data, Citizenship Applications, Social Welfare Benefits

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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2021)

“It is usually the Minister who speaks first.”

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (23 Feb 2021)

“I wondered whether there was a legal definition already. It is interesting to quote from the report. Does that have the force of law? I am surrounded by lawyers. Are the terms "due diligence" and "all reasonable steps" common enough in criminal proceedings to be understood in a way that would not weaken the burden we want to place on all corporate bodies to comply with the law?”

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (18 Feb 2021)

“206. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of funding granted to each organisation under the national integration fund 2020, in tabular form (details supplied); the rationale for granting funds to public bodies such as third-level institutions and county councils while rejecting the applications of certain migrant groups active on the...”

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• Has spoken in 80 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 129 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2204 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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