• 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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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (10 Jul 2025)

“What does the Tánaiste consider the best response to the comments by the chair of the United States foreign relations committee that the occupied territories Bill is blatantly antisemitic?”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (10 Jul 2025)

“I welcome and echo the Tánaiste's remarks. The small Jewish community in my constituency of Dublin South-West feels particularly vulnerable at times of protest. Outside our relationship with the UK and the European Union, we have a unique relationship with the United States. This issue provides an opportunity, not to review it but to move forward with a different kind of dynamic....”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (10 Jul 2025)

“I echo the Tánaiste's comments regarding our diplomats. The week of St. Patrick's Day is a particularly important week for Ireland. Is it time to look at mobilising more politicians, outside of just Ministers and Ministers of State, to engage at state House level in the United States, open up a new conversation with American legislators and mobilise our considerable diaspora? There...”

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• Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 232 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") 304 times in debates — average among TDs.
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