• Sinn Fein TD for Waterford
• Former Sinn Fein Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 27 April 2011 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2016 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Services, Departmental Staff Data, Departmental Expenditure, Public Sector Staff Remuneration, Public Sector Pay

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (13 Nov 2018)

“The practice of bogus self-employment and employers forcing workers on to self-employed contracts when they should be employees is, unfortunately, on the increase. According to the Connect trade union, which organises more than 40,000 tradespeople, it is now rampant in the construction industry. We also see it in the media and film industries, particularly in RTÉ, and in many other...”

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Nov 2018)

“164. To ask the Minister for Finance if flat rate expenses allowances for shop assistants have been withdrawn for 2019; the reason for the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46552/18]”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)

“I do not know whether that is what the Department is accepting. One of the issues we discussed was that its reporting of these issues of overspend was fraud and error. That is the language used. It did not separate them. If it is accepting the recommendation that it should use the term "suspected fraud", that is fine, but that could still be "suspected fraud and error". When we probed...”

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• Has spoken in 109 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 108 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 219 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 6 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• 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") 189 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1048 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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