• Independent TD for Offaly
• Changed party from Sinn Fein on 19 Jun 2018
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Data, Departmental Staff, Departmental Expenditure, Covid-19 Pandemic, Departmental Funding

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Review of Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004: Statements (1 Jul 2025)

“Special education is one area where we can see a lack of action and a chronic lack of supports for children with needs. On the publication of the EPSEN review, the Minister, Deputy McEntee, rightly noted that special education should be inclusive, equitable and, more important, responsive to the needs of all children. Unfortunately, what we have now is a system that is far from being...”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2025)

“75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns raised by a school (details supplied) with respect to caretaker costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34670/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2025)

“76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns raised by a school (details supplied) with respect to SET hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34671/25]”

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• Has spoken in 48 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 583 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") 448 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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