• Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever Joe Flaherty speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Passport Services, Covid-19 Pandemic, Vaccination Programme, Departmental Data

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Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (29 Sep 2022)

“We sought a progressive and decisive budget and one that was mindful of the once-in-a-lifetime challenges facing the country in the form of the energy and cost-of-living crises. The Ministers, Deputies Donohoe and Michael McGrath, have certainly responded and I thank them both, as well as their staff. Doubtless they spent many long hours over recent months to come up with budget 2023. It...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Sep 2022)

“196. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will investigate an issue in relation to a passport renewal for a person (details supplied). [46817/22]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (27 Sep 2022)

“268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the 90-day rule or cap on career-break substitute teaching will be removed. [47118/22]”

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• Has spoken in 83 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 142 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 75 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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