• 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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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2025)

“On Monday, a man with an axe attacked a woman in Leixlip in her home before setting it on fire. The man, her former partner, was out on bail for previously assaulting her when he broke in and attacked her. She managed to escape and is now being treated for serious injuries in hospital. Yesterday morning, there was another vicious attack. A woman who answered her front door in Dublin was...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2025)

“What the Minister proposes to bring forward in relation to people's counselling notes is basically a new version of the status quo. It is that people's counselling notes can be used against them in court. I feel the need to very clearly break this down. We know that the court process retraumatises victims of sexual assault and rape. We know that the percentage of women who get justice for...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2025)

“It would still be brought into-----”

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• Has spoken in 23 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 329 written questions in the last year — 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") 466 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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