• 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, Local Authority Housing Data, Public Transport

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2019)

“It was the Taoiseach's decision.”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2019)

“The Government was warned about the site.”

Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2018)

“I welcome the Bill coming before the Dáil once again. However, it is a pity that we must hold the debate again because the Bill was defeated last year as a result of Fianna Fáil abstaining and the casting vote of the Ceann Comhairle going with the Government. We have a chance to correct that wrong. Those who voted against the Bill or who abstained last year have had 12 months to...”

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• Has spoken in 55 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — 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") 470 times in debates — average among TDs.
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