• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Bay North
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries, Hospitals Data, Obesity Strategy, Garda Deployment, Stardust Fire

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

“Many of the issues I was going to cover have already been dealt with. I would like to ask about Tusla inspections. If I operate a crèche, how often could I expect an inspection from Tusla? Would it be once a year or every couple of years? What is the frequency of inspections? According to the figures provided earlier, there are 4,435 early years services. Tusla only carried out...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

“I am concerned by what Mr. Lee says about a good service. How does Tusla know whether my service is good if it does not receive complaints? My staff could be terrified but everything might seem fine and dandy because Tusla has not received a report on my service. How can we balance that out? That is a real concern. If 1,800 services are classified as being good because Tusla has not...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

“Is the service given advance notice of an inspection? I ask for the benefit of someone on the outside looking in.”

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• Has spoken in 60 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 148 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 68 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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