• Independent TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries, Covid-19 Pandemic, Foreshore Licence Applications, International Protection, Direct Provision System

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National Parks and Wildlife Service Strategic Plan: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

“Could I have their time?”

National Parks and Wildlife Service Strategic Plan: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

“Perhaps I could have a certain leniency. I welcome the opportunity to speak and pay tribute to the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, on this review and on his dedication, hard work and commitment. The programme for Government promised the review, and we have it. What is under discussion today is the strategic plan, which is based and arises from a report on the National Parks and...”

National Parks and Wildlife Service Strategic Plan: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

“I thought I was getting a tiny bit of leniency, but perhaps I am not.”

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• Has spoken in 664 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 757 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 1001 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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