• 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): Departmental Staff Data, Schools Building Projects Status, Health Care Policy, Garda Deployment, Brexit Issues

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Customs and Excise Staff (22 Jan 2019)

“Everybody, except customs service officers, has been engaged with. This is not a matter of inconvenience and I need the Minister to engage with me because the deadline is eight days away. Section 25 of the Customs Act 2015 and other legislation exempt authorised officers of the Revenue Commissioners and the customs service from search. Customs service officers became aware that they...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Customs and Excise Staff (22 Jan 2019)

“This is an important issue. They also prevent illegal cigarettes from coming into the country which would have an impact on the retail trade.”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Customs and Excise Staff (22 Jan 2019)

“The previous speaker went over time by 45 seconds.”

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• Has spoken in 97 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 322 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") 95 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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