• Fine Gael TD for Meath East
• Entered the Dáil on 28 March 2013 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Wind Energy Guidelines, Nursing Home Services, Departmental Expenditure, Hospital Waiting Lists, Commemorative Events

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Seanad: Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Jul 2024)

“The amendments in this grouping are amendments Nos. 1, 3 and 4 and Seanad amendment No. 1. Amendment No. 1 provides for a change to the Long Title to reflect the fact that the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 is to be amended by the Bill. Amendment No. 3 provides for changes to the Bill’s commencement provisions owing to the insertion of amendments on Committee Stage in...”

Seanad: Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Jul 2024)

“I thank the Senators for their points. It is clear this is not a new law that, de facto, will suddenly create a two-tier system or different system. This is a law that has existed since 1956. It is already there and has been used sparingly. As we have heard, it has been used eight times. It is not thrown about willy-nilly. It was challenged and we know the Damache outcome. It was...”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (11 Jul 2024)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 280, 286, 287, 290 and 291 together. As the Deputies will be aware, the Policy Document for Non-EEA Family Reunification, which was last amended in 2016, is currently under review. The review is examining a wide range of matters relating to applications for family reunification including the nature and suitability of current income thresholds and waiting...”

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• Has spoken in 65 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• 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 17–18 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") 745 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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