• 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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Seanad: Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Dec 2025)

“Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach, le Ceannaire an tSeanaid agus leis na Seanadóirí as suí chomh déanach seo le haghaidh an Bhille thábhachtaigh seo. Ar dtús, I congratulate the new Clerk of the Seanad, Martin Hughes, who is a fellow Ballina and Mayo man. I always knew Seanad Éireann had good taste and it will be in very good hands for the...”

Seanad: Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (10 Dec 2025)

“Gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí as ucht páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht seo anocht. Gabhaim mo leithscéal as an vóta sa Teach eile. I will deal generally with the Bill, and I will try to deal with some of the queries. I will come back to Senator Cosgrove's specific queries on childcare. There are €1.15 billion worth of new measures...”

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (10 Dec 2025)

“The introduction of a pensions auto-enrolment system is a Programme for Government commitment, and one of my key priorities. The aim of introducing an Automatic Enrolment (AE) system is to address the pension coverage gap that exists in Ireland, and to help provide for better retirement incomes for workers. The new system will be called 'My Future Fund' and it will launch from the 1st...”

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• Has spoken in 57 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") 1281 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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