• Social Democrats TD for Cork South-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, Disability Services, Social Media, Health Services, Special Educational Needs

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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (19 Mar 2025)

“396. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of rent tax credit claims which have been made annually in County Cork, by local area, from 2022 to date, in tabular form. [11012/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (19 Mar 2025)

“453. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether his Department has circulated advice on instances where a civil servant is serving a custodial sentence for a serious violent crime; and if he could provide detail of this advice, and the impact such a conviction would have on the individual’s employment status within the civil service. [11005/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (19 Mar 2025)

“669. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of US-based Catholic missionary organisations (details supplied) running pilot programmes in State-funded primary schools for pre-confirmation classes; if the content of these programmes has been examined by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11713/25]”

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• Has spoken in 65 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 522 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• 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") 442 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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