• Fianna Fail TD for Kildare North
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Passport Services, Health Services, Schools Building Projects, Hospital Appointments Status, Bus Services

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (11 Jun 2026)

“I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. At the outset, I would wish to clarify that the SCOIR project recommendation does not propose the creation of a secondary publication right. Instead, it calls for a mandatory requirement for employers of researchers and self-employed researchers, to publish publicly funded research in an open repository, subject to certain exceptions. In...”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (11 Jun 2026)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 371 and 372 together. I thank the Deputy for his questions regarding the announcement of the winding down of academic activities at Carlow College. To set the matter in its full context, I will take the Deputy's questions together. The framework announced on 19 May is a result of extensive and detailed engagement between Carlow College St....”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Jun 2026)

“Learn the rules.”

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• Has spoken in 41 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 413 times in debates — average among TDs.
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