• Fine Gael TD for Galway West
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 19 July 2013 — appointed
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2016 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Ambulance Service Data, Hospital Waiting Lists, Insurance Industry Regulation, Primary Care Centres, Services for People with Disabilities

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

“I welcome, from the Regional Internet Service Providers Association, RISPA, Mr. Marcus Matthews, managing director; Mr. James O'Sullivan, director of Whizzy Internet; Mr. John Gartlan, director of Net1; Mr. Gurmukh Neote, director of BBnet; and Mr. Martin List-Petersen, director of Airwire. Before we begin, I draw their attention to the fact that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

“I will start by asking why RISPA did not enter the procurement process back in 2015.”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

“Was that the reason RISPA did not enter the procurement process?”

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• Has spoken in 45 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 66 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 46 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
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• 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") 18 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 106 times in debates — well below average among Senators.
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