• Fianna Fail TD for Cork East
• 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, Schools Building Projects, Special Educational Needs, School Transport, School Accommodation

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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)

“I raise the issue of the national average waiting time for a driver test of 14 weeks. In Dungarvan the average waiting time is 30 weeks. It is very popular with people in the east Cork area. The Tánaiste knows this is absolutely unacceptable. It has dragged on for years now. The RSA has failed to meet its targets. Is this something the Government could finally look at working...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (17 Jul 2025)

“85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building projects across Cork county of which her Department is aware, in tabular form; the stage of the process they are currently at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40175/25]”

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2025)

“Three sections remain unattended to at this time on account of the time constraints. The committee has two options. We can try to seek another room to continue on and to finish, which will mean we will need to suspend for a short while, or we can adjourn sine die and return to it after the summer recess. We will go into private session now to deliberate on that. Is that agreed? Agreed....”

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• Has spoken in 56 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 208 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") 190 times in debates — average among TDs.
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