• Green Party TD for Dublin Rathdown
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Crime Data, Animal Welfare, National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation, Appointments to State Boards, Planning Issues

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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (14 Jan 2021)

“An allocation of €50 million was made in Budget 2021 for the live performance sector.  It is intended that the rollout of the funding would include measures that will build on grant schemes launched under the July stimulus, such as the pilot "Live Performance Support Scheme" and the "Music Industry Stimulus Package". Officials in my Department have gained valuable...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport Ireland (14 Jan 2021)

“Sport Ireland is a State agency and all appointments to its board are made in accordance with the Government’s guidelines on appointments to State boards. Under the guidelines, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is responsible for the process to select suitable candidates for consideration by the Minister for appointment to the board. PAS will shortly be...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategies (14 Jan 2021)

“Since the formation of the new Government in June 2020, my colleague Minister Jack Chambers and I have worked with stakeholders from across the Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media sectors to advance an ambitious policy, legislative and programme agenda.  This work has taken place against the challenges presented by COVID-19 both in terms of how we have been able to...”

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• Has spoken in 18 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 153 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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