• Sinn Fein TD for Meath East
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Driver Test, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Public Transport, Rail Network

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Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Feb 2021)

“I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill. To begin, I must ask why the Minister for Transport is not here taking this Bill through the House. Where is the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, today? He should be anchoring this Bill but he is missing in action. I mean no disrespect to the Minister or the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, but their...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

“I thank all the witnesses. I have two brief questions as I am conscious of the time. The first is to Dr. O'Mahony. I am interested in his opinions on the potential for the expansion of rail. There are a number of proposals for expanding and improving the services and the infrastructure but many of them fail to meet the cost benefit analysis threshold of the Department of Public...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

“Yes.”

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• Has spoken in 111 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 553 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 16–17 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") 63 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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