• 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): Garda Data, Garda Reserve, Garda Transport Data, Garda Recruitment, Garda Strength

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BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

“I will go first. I wish to start by acknowledging the very good service Dublin Bus provides to the people of Dublin. That is not said frequently enough. Dublin Bus has a very loyal customer base. It provides an efficient and reliable service. The one issue with Dublin Bus at present that anyone travelling around the city in the evening or morning can see is that there are huge numbers of...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Light Rail Projects (19 Sep 2018)

“I thank the Minister for being here ahead of time. The reason for tabling this Topical Issue matter is that a number of weeks ago I met a group of residents living in a place not far from here called College Gate on Townsend Street in Dublin 2. The reason they contacted me was that they were particularly anxious about the fact that the plan for MetroLink which was published a number of...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Light Rail Projects (19 Sep 2018)

“Like the Minister and, I suspect, every person in this House, I think MetroLink is a good idea. The city requires such an underground service. In fact, the sooner we have it the better because there is a difficulty for people travelling from the outskirts of the city into the centre quickly. We have seen from another transport proposal, BusConnects, that the intention is to try to get...”

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• Has spoken in 113 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 377 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 213 times in debates — average among TDs.
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