• Labour TD for Dublin Fingal East
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Staff, Health Services Staff, Housing Provision, Health Services, Schools Building Projects

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Decriminalisation of People Who Use Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2025)

“We are asking the Government to listen to this Chamber, the people's Chamber. It should listen to its own senior backbenchers if it will not listen to the Opposition, follow the data and change its drug policy. We know it is listening to tech bros running op eds about trying to rebrand itself as a government that can deliver on infrastructure. It needs to deliver on people suffering with...”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Nov 2025)

“The Minister will know from his time on Fingal County Council that Donabate-Portrane is one area where the State is delivering houses at scale. Despite the population increase, there is only one direct bus service to Dublin city centre, the 33D at 7.20 a.m., and one back at 5.45 p.m. I have a sheaf of emails from the NTA and Dublin Bus that committed to one extra bus service in the morning...”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Nov 2025)

“Since the Business Committee last met the company, Fastway Couriers, has gone into receivership resulting in the loss of 1,000 jobs in almost every constituency in the country. We need urgent statements because, as tragic as every job loss is, there are a number of competing factors here which point to huge gaps in our workers' rights legislation that need urgent debate. When will these...”

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• Has spoken in 85 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 286 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 369 times in debates — average among TDs.
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