• Sinn Fein TD for Meath East
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Driver Test, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Public Transport, School Transport

(based on written questions asked by Darren O'Rourke and answered by departments)

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2021)

“I raise the concern that taxi drivers have about the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP. They have heard directly from the Taoiseach and the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, that the PUP will be extended until February 2022 and that self-employed people will continue to be able to earn €960 after expenses over an eight-week period while retaining their full PUP entitlement. The...”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Jul 2021)

“161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to change the power of a motorbike a driver can operate with a full category B car licence and initial basic training to bring the rules into line with similar requirements in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39043/21]”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Jul 2021)

“162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons have been left out of pocket as a result of the recent extension of the expiration date for driver licences due to the fact that many persons obtained a medical examination to renew their driver licence but now cannot do so and will need to pay to obtain another medical...”

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• Has spoken in 158 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 784 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• 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") 105 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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