• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Bay South
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): An Garda Síochána, Covid-19 Pandemic, Garda Data, Departmental Staff Data, Ukraine War

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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Mar 2025)

“This Government will be resolute in its support of Gardaí. We want to build safe and secure communities, and a well-resourced An Garda Síochána is critical to achieving that. The Programme for Government commits to examining a range of further measures to enable An Garda Síochána recruit 5,000 members across the next five years and I have spoken already with the...”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (6 Mar 2025)

“I can assure that any threats of the nature described by the Deputy are treated as serious and appropriate action is taken by the Courts Service, including reporting any such incidents to An Garda Síochána for the purposes of investigation and criminal prosecution where appropriate. As specific security safeguards in relation to staff, legal practitioners and witnesses...”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights (6 Mar 2025)

“The Deputy will be aware that the question raised concerns an investigation conducted almost 50 years ago and which culminated in the Courts overturning the convictions of two people in 1980; a pardon for one individual in 1992; and the payment of financial settlements. At the time, this case undeniably cast a shadow on the trust we place in our criminal justice and policing systems to...”

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• Has spoken in 46 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 696 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 473 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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