• Independent TD for Kildare South
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Defence Forces, Education Policy, Prison Service Staff, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Ukraine War

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Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

“I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. From the outset I acknowledge the role of Deputy Verona Murphy, who had the initiative to come up with this concept in the first place. Deputy Denis Naughten and our group administrator, Cáit Nic Amhlaoibh, put the meat on the bones of this motion. Family Carers Ireland advised us throughout the entire process. I can...”

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

“A downpayment would prove that the Government is serious and has intent and would show that carers around the country will finally be recognised rather than penalised. The mantra that has come back to us over the last number of weeks is that carers feel they have been penalised rather than recognised. The speech that the Minister of State will make here and the budget in a few months' time...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

“Is Ceist Uimh. 9 í seo. Níl an Teachta Pádraig O'Sullivan ann. Do we have someone else to take it? Question No. 8 was not grouped. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle told me to move straight on to Question No. 9 and that Question No. 8 was not grouped. Deputy Ó Snodaigh has asked Question No. 9 already so we will proceed with it.”

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• Has spoken in 70 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 181 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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