• 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, Vaccination Programme, Hospital Waiting Lists, Covid-19 Pandemic

(based on written questions asked by James Lawless and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Apr 2021)

“312. To ask the Minister for Health if funeral directors have been considered for early vaccination against Covid-19 given their proximity to deceased victims of same and to family members of positive patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17730/21]”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (31 Mar 2021)

“144. To ask the Minister for Finance the way he is engaging with the insurance industry on the way it responds to the needs of its customers during the pandemic. [17146/21]”

Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Mar 2021)

“I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 198, the Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017, which lapsed on the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil, shall be restored to the Order Paper at Order for Committee Stage.”

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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 214 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• 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") 159 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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