• Independent TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Catherine Connolly speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries, Covid-19 Pandemic, International Protection, Foreshore Licence Applications, Direct Provision System

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Defective Concrete Products Levy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Oct 2022)

“I must now deal with a deferred division related to amendment No. 2 in the name of the Minister for Finance to the Sinn Féin motion on the defective concrete products levy. Yesterday, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.”

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (5 Oct 2022)

“Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together.”

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (5 Oct 2022)

“The Bill, which is considered to be a Dáil Bill under Article 20.2.2° of the Constitution, will be sent to the Seanad.”

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• Has spoken in 643 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 725 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") 1064 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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