• Fianna Fail TD for Mayo
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Staff Data, Departmental Funding, Grant Payments, Covid-19 Pandemic

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Eligibility (13 Nov 2025)

“I thank both Deputies. As I said in relation to the franchisees, the self-employed and the employees of contractors of Fastway, they can apply for jobseekers' payment immediately. We have processed and awarded 56 claims already in relation to that group of people. The work my Department team is doing at the moment is working with receivers, getting records of who is an employee and who is...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (13 Nov 2025)

“I thank Deputy McCormack, and Deputy Brennan for tabling this question. The implementation of My Future Fund from 1 January 2026 will fulfil a key programme for Government commitment to ensure that more than 750,000 workers are brought into a retirement savings scheme for the first time, giving those workers more security in their retirement. There has been extensive engagement with...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (13 Nov 2025)

“I thank Deputies McCormack and Butterly for their questions. It is our intention to keep it simple. That is coming from the feedback that was under way for seven years now. We have started a strawman consultation. Employers have asked us to keep it simple and to keep the administration costs as minimal as possible. Most importantly for the approximately 750,000 people, they will have...”

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• Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1245 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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