• Social Democrats TD for Kildare North
• Changed party from Independent on 14 Jul 2015
• Entered the Dáil on 11 March 2005 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Special Educational Needs, Departmental Staff Data, Departmental Records, Planning Issues

(based on written questions asked by Catherine Murphy and answered by departments)

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)

“This came up last week, albeit in a more abstract way, when we discussed the leases pertaining to the National Transport Authority and the Commission for Taxi Regulation. That commission had a long lease on a building and the commercial lease now is nearly half of what it was. We were told that another public entity gained from talking up the lease. Who decides to carry out these reviews...”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)

“We could make the same argument about the Harold's Cross property. There have been a number of cases involving two public entities.”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)

“I tabled parliamentary questions on that subject last week.”

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• Has spoken in 107 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 962 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 1045 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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