• Fine Gael TD for Dublin South West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Disability Services, Tax Code, Departmental Information, Legislative Measures, Commemorative Events

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Seanad: Migration: Motion (19 Nov 2025)

“I thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. This is an area, obviously, where a debate can be fought and major issues can develop very quickly into very fraught conversations. I welcome, therefore, the tone and conversation we have had today. Before I go any further, I acknowledge what happens when debates are not like this but, rather, become very heated and spill into the real...”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Nov 2025)

“I can inform the Deputy that spouses and de-facto partners of non-EU PhD students are registered on a Stamp 2A immigration permission where they are residing in the State as a dependent of a non-EEA national PhD student on Stamp 2 conditions. It is open to such people to apply for an Employment Permit in their own right if they wish to work in Ireland. Matters relating to employment...”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Nov 2025)

“The naturalisation application referred to by the Deputy continues to be processed by my Department. I understand that extended wait times can be frustrating for applicants. I want to assure anyone who has an application for naturalisation submitted that the Citizenship Division of my Department is doing everything possible to progress applications as quickly as possible. It is...”

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• Has spoken in 22 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 113 times in debates — average among TDs.
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