• Fine Gael TD for Clare
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Disability Services, Departmental Data, An Garda Síochána, Hospital Facilities, Housing Schemes

(based on written questions asked by Joe Cooney and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 Jul 2025)

“113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, following the recent newspaper editorial (details supplied) that claimed "almost all primary schools, for example, had to employ unqualified individuals without teaching qualifications as substitutes in the past year", her Department will recognise early childhood care and education graduates as being a viable workforce for the junior...”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (16 Jul 2025)

“272. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of WTEs in the National Ambulance Service (NAS), per grade codes, by HSE region, from 2020 to 2025; and to provide the level of activity year-on-year delivered by the NAS for the same period, by HSE region, in tabular form. [39994/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (10 Jul 2025)

“173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the reason there appears to be no appreciable difference in driving test pass rates before and after the introduction of essential driver training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38393/25]”

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• Has spoken in 5 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
• Has received answers to 109 written questions since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1 time in debates.
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