• Sinn Fein TD for Roscommon-Galway
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Social Welfare Benefits, Covid-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, Social Welfare Payments, Social Welfare Schemes

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): International Relations (14 Jul 2022)

“I thank the Minister of State for his response. It is important that he made reference to the fact that Mr. Pether's wife and children are living here and they are, indeed, Irish citizens. All four members of the family are Irish citizens and while we and the family understand that consular assistance has to come from Australia, we too have a part to play. I acknowledge what has been done...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): International Relations (14 Jul 2022)

“As I rise to raise this issue, Irish resident, Robert Pether is an Iraqi prison. He is in a 14 ft. room with 23 other men. They have cushions and some bunk beds. He gets outside for 20 minutes, three times a week, on the weeks that he does actually get outside. He can speak to his family once a week. His three children and his wife are thousands of miles away. They live in my...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

“The Minister of State will be aware of the report published yesterday showing that there are now 62,000 children living in consistent poverty. That this is the case in this day and age is one of our greatest sources of shame. I accept we have the roadmap to social inclusion, which is important, and I know work is under way in regard to that, but this is something we really need to get to...”

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• Has spoken in 97 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 618 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") 150 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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