• 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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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Ambulance Service Data, Hospital Waiting Lists, Primary Care Centres, Services for People with Disabilities, Insurance Industry Regulation

(based on written questions asked by Hildegarde Naughton and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (10 Dec 2025)

“My department’s main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available for the relevant year, the student should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available, a...”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (10 Dec 2025)

“Information in relation to consultancy expenditure in my Department is compiled annually in respect of the previous year and published online at www.gov.ie/en/collection/department-of-education-and-skills- expenditure-on-consultancy/ The data in respect of 2025 is being compiled at present and will be published online as soon as it is available.”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (10 Dec 2025)

“The Department of Education and Youth has no role in the Baccalaureate and therefore my Department is not in a position to supply the information requested by the Deputy.”

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• Has spoken in 27 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 66 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 0 comments 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 20–21 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") 370 times in debates — 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.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)