• 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): Hospital Appointments Status, Schools Building Projects Status, Hospital Waiting Lists, Home Help Service Provision, Research and Development Funding

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

“I missed the presentation because I was attending another meeting, but I read our guests' proposal and submission. I have a great deal of sympathy for the approach being proposed for a number of reasons. One is that I have worked in my constituency with a number of providers for a number of years. The NBP has been around for as long as I have been in active politics. It has not been...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2019)

“I have a quick follow-up question. I thank Mr. Matthews for his response which makes a lot of sense. On putting it to the test, to what extent has RISPA or the providers it represents managed to penetrate into some of the areas in question? Has there been success in that regard? To an extent, an experiment has been running in recent years. If members of RISPA have managed to provide...”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Trials (11 Jul 2019)

“463. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug investigation or approval is in place for RTA 408 which may be an effective treatment for Friedreich's ataxia (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30501/19]”

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• Has spoken in 36 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 163 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 126 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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