• 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): Covid-19 Pandemic, Health Services, Medicinal Products, Healthcare Policy, Vaccination Programme

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National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

“I am sharing time with the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan. As someone who comes from a legal background, having spent more than 25 years dealing with leasehold and freehold titles, I am very much aware of the significance of a 299-year lease. Only one witness who appeared before the health committee gave evidence on behalf of the opponents of this project, and he admitted he was not a...”

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

“I thank the Minister for his comprehensive statement on this matter today. I fully support the view that the project should go ahead. I am extremely astonished at the interpretation by some members of the legal profession of what a leasehold title is. As someone who has practised and been involved in the purchase and sale of leasehold title for more than 25 years, it is clear that there is...”

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

“I thank the chancellor and the president very much for being here and for dealing with the queries being raised. With regard to the accounts for 2020, I note that the total expenditure on legal matters was €926,000. That sounds extremely high. Even at €400 an hour, that is 2,320 hours. I am being generous with that €400 an hour. At 40 hours a week, that is 58 weeks...”

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• Has spoken in 133 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 716 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 15–16 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 — well below 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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