• Fianna Fail TD for Wexford
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever James Browne speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Mental Health Services Data, Mental Health Services Provision, Mental Health Services Staff, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Services Funding

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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Nov 2025)

“The EU Short Term Rental (STR) Regulation was adopted by the EU on 11 April 2024 and is applicable from 20 May 2026. This Regulation lays down harmonised rules on the collection and exchange of data on short-term rental services for member states, hosts providing short-term accommodation rental services, and online platforms that offer services to hosts providing short-term accommodation...”

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 Nov 2025)

“I refer to my reply to Dáil Question Nos. 643 of 12 November and 125 of 5 November which set out the position in this matter.”

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 Nov 2025)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 307, 308 and 326 together. Applications for social housing support are assessed by local authorities in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations, as amended. Applicants applying on medical or disability grounds...”

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• Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 634 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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