• 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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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Overseas Development Aid (8 May 2025)

“I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I have a reply to read on behalf of the Minister but the Deputy knows what the Minister would say. I want to talk as someone who held the job. There is only one disagreement I have with what the Deputy has said. He said that hundreds of thousands of lives are at risk. I think it is millions. I have seen these issues at first hand. I have...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Overseas Development Aid (8 May 2025)

“I thank the Deputy. He makes the valid point that while what has happened with USAID is the most impactful, we have also seen impacts in the range of countries that have reduced their aid budgets, including the UK. At the heart of what we do has always been the process of reaching the furthest behind first. We target our ODA on that basis. The Government is committed to that approach and...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (8 May 2025)

“At the outset, I stress that enabling students with special educational needs to receive an appropriate education is an absolute priority for this Government. It is the Government's priority to ensure all children have an appropriate school placement and that the necessary supports are provided to our schools to allow children with special educational needs to flourish and prosper. There...”

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• Has spoken in 14 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 158 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• 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") 65 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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