• Sinn Fein TD for Wicklow
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Passport Services, Defence Forces, Schools Building Projects, JobPath Data, An Garda Síochána

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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Dec 2025)

“I welcome everyone to today's meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts. Before we proceed, I will go through a few housekeeping matters. Members are reminded of the provision within Standing Order 226 that the committee shall refrain from inquiring into the merits of a policy or policies of the Government or a Minister of the Government or the merits of the objectives of such policies....”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Dec 2025)

“I thank Mr. McCarthy. Do members wish to comment on any of those? No. Can we agree to note the listing of accounts and financial statements? Is that agreed? Agreed. We will now move on to correspondence and will consider B items of correspondence, which have been received from Accounting Officers and Government bodies between 20 and 26 November 2025. The first item, No. R0368, is...”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Dec 2025)

“I concur with all that. We had a discussion about it in our private session. It is quite concerning. Even the information the Deputy alluded to, which came out overnight, involves 200 children. Our primary concern is the welfare of all children in State care. We have a remit in respect of finance and moneys but also about who has responsibility and there seems to be some ambiguity on the...”

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• Has spoken in 29 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 480 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• 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") 431 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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