• 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): Agriculture Schemes, Social Welfare Benefits, Forestry Sector, Social Welfare Payments, Departmental Schemes

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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Nov 2025)

“In terms of building capacity, where has the idea of extensions to schools and community centres to create 2,300 places come from? I think of a school in Ballinasloe that has waited almost 30 years for a new build. Schools cannot build and develop what they need to and we are talking about extensions. We need childcare places tomorrow. Extensions to schools, if there is permission from...”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Nov 2025)

“83. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the measures announced in budget 2026 for the early years sector, including the 2,300 places to be created via extensions to schools and community centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61736/25]”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Nov 2025)

“I want to ask the Minister to outline the measures for the early years sector that were announced in budget 2026, particularly the measure to provide 2,300 places via extensions to schools and community centres. Perhaps she will be able to enlighten us as to where that measure came from and how long she expects planning permission to take for these extensions to take place.”

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• Has spoken in 55 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 571 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") 327 times in debates — average among TDs.
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