• Fine Gael TD for Dublin West
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 29 June 2020 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Bus Services, Childcare Services, Departmental Data, Road Traffic Offences, Driver Test

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Special Education Provision and Special Needs Assistant Allocation Review: Discussion (5 Mar 2026)

“The question is whether Ms Walsh thinks the application of Circular 30/2014 has contributed to what has happened in the last couple of weeks.”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Special Education Provision and Special Needs Assistant Allocation Review: Discussion (5 Mar 2026)

“The perception is, which we discussed in September when the officials were last here, Circular 30/2014 is being applied in a way that has not been done before and that there is a gap between the policy and the practice of what is happening in schools. However, Ms Walsh is saying she does not believe that to be true and that this is purely about catching up, that the needs of schools are...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Special Education Provision and Special Needs Assistant Allocation Review: Discussion (5 Mar 2026)

“This is really important because that is not the perception on this side of the table and that was clearly communicated when we were here in November as well. We focused on the deadline for reviews that was included in the information sent to schools. We spoke about this general allocation that seemed to be moving away from where we would look at the mainstream needs and then the special...”

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• Has spoken in 113 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 55 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 1831 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 41 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 244 times in debates — below average among Senators.
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