• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin South West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Waiting Lists, Health Services, Covid-19 Pandemic, Schools Building Projects, Departmental Staff Data

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International Nurses Day: Statements (12 May 2026)

“When I think of nurses, male or female, I think of the stereotypical attributes that we associate with them: kindness, gentleness, warmth, a reassuring smile or word, but also their dedication and professionalism, as well as world-class qualifications, ability and professional capacity. It is appropriate that every year on this day, International Nurses Day, Parliament recognises and thanks...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peace Building in the Middle East, Reflecting on Ireland's Peace Process: Discussion (12 May 2026)

“I advise members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where they are not adhering to this constitutional requirement. Therefore, a member who attempts to participate from outside the precincts will be asked to leave the...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peace Building in the Middle East, Reflecting on Ireland's Peace Process: Discussion (12 May 2026)

“Before we go to Professor McWilliams, for a younger audience who might be watching, some of whom were not born at the time when the peace process was in its infancy and some who may have forgotten some of the details of the events, will Ms Hinds tell us how she came to be involved in the first place? How did she come to participate? What was her background? I will then come to Ms Fearon to...”

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• Has spoken in 72 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 313 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• 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") 326 times in debates — average among TDs.
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