• Fine Gael TD for Cork North-West
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Social Welfare Benefits, Departmental Data, Social Welfare Payments, Bus Services, Disability Services

(based on written questions asked by John Paul O'Shea and answered by departments)

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education Policy (12 Feb 2026)

“The Minister to respond. Can the Deputy sit down, please?”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 Feb 2026)

“Deputy Cummins has a supplementary question, as does Deputy Gould.”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (12 Feb 2026)

“I thank the Minister.”

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• Has spoken in 58 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 573 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 13 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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