• Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Flexible Work Practices, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Special Educational Needs, Vaccination Programme

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Safe Staffing Levels in Hospitals: Statements (23 Mar 2023)

“I am glad to contribute to this debate. As a Dublin Deputy, staffing levels in the hospitals in our capital are a massive concern to me and my constituents. This is because they are far from safe. I know of one hospital whose accident and emergency department has almost 50 nursing vacancies and where, when there should be 18 nurses working on any given day, there is often half that number....”

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

“I thank the European Ombudsman for being here with us. I apologise, as I missed her opening statement. I am on the governing authority of UCD and attended a meeting of that authority this morning. I have come straight here but I read Ms O'Reilly's statement in advance. I apologise in case I am overlapping with any of the other questions she has already covered off. On the European...”

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

“That is really interesting. It is great to hear that the matter it is being tackled. Ms O’Reilly is right. It is such a generational thing as well. People, including us, as public representatives, have to be conscious that they are receiving documents every day of the week by means which did not exist ten or 20 years ago. I thank Ms O’Reilly for all the work she and her...”

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• Has spoken in 166 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 291 written questions in the last year — 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") 149 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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