• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin North-West
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Local Authority Housing, Taxi Regulations, Social and Affordable Housing Provision, Health Services, Local Authority Housing Data

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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Jul 2026)

“3192. To ask the Minister for Health if there is no funding for new hip and knee replacement procedures at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, Finglas; the funding that currently exists at the hospital for such procedures; if additional funding is required for these procedures to continue to be carried out to the end of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55193/26]”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Use of Scrambler Bikes and Public Safety: Discussion (14 Jul 2026)

“I thank everyone for their input, especially Mr. and Ms Lynch for bringing forward Grace's Law on the tragic death of their daughter. What they have been doing is hugely courageous. I will go back to 2011 when I was first elected as a TD. In 2012 and 2013, I brought forward legislation on the illegal use of scramblers, which was rejected. I will not go into the ins and outs of it. We...”

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Kilkenny Traveller Community Movement (8 Jul 2026)

“I thank Ms Stokes, Mr. Kris Stokes and Mr. Christopher Stokes for their input. A lot of the issues they pointed out with the six different categories they mentioned are ones we have experienced in a lot of Traveller sites, so that is not unusual. I agree that if you do not get housing right, then you are in serious trouble. That is the experience we have, not just in the Traveller...”

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• Has spoken in 49 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well above 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") 650 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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