• Fine Gael TD for Cork North-Central
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 27 April 2011 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 8 February 2018 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Medicinal Products, Health Services, Healthcare Policy, Covid-19 Pandemic, Vaccination Programme

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Supports (6 Nov 2025)

“I am a little concerned that we are 14 months on and we still do not have a shared funding model. People who are homeless are in the same position they were in this time last year; the question now is whether they will be in the same position this time next year. The issue needs to be prioritised. I met with the building owners recently. They are becoming concerned that this issue seems...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Supports (6 Nov 2025)

“I raise an issue I dealt with when I was Minister of State at the Department of Health. It is about having an integrated homeless health hub in Cork city. In October 2024, I arranged a meeting between the Department of Health, the Department of housing, the HSE in Cork and Cork City Council. It was agreed that we would all work together to establish a day centre where people who were...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (6 Nov 2025)

“I refer to a person who has worked abroad to save money in order to come back and build a house in Ireland. Due to the contribution they are making to the cost of building, they are unable to receive any grants and are also excluded from solar energy grants. People with a set income are only entitled to borrow a certain amount of money. They may also receive support from parents....”

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• Has spoken in 88 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 61 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 519 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 23 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Colm Burke speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 235 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 834 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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