• Sinn Fein TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Schools Building Projects Status, Special Educational Needs Staff, Child Care Services, School Accommodation Provision

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

“We appreciate the Minister coming before us. I welcome the programme support payment, which is a good thing. I really hope it is €1,500 and that some places will not end up getting less that the €1,500. It sounds like-----”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

“Yes, but that is what I am concerned about. Will it just be €500 for some people and not be of much benefit to them?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

“I do welcome it, however, because I feel the meeting is supposed to be solution focused. There are lots of things we could say but we must stay focused on the solutions. Deputy Sherlock asked many of the questions I was going to ask had regarding the programme support payment. People will get this payment automatically by the 28 December. They will not have to go and fill in forms or make...”

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• Has spoken in 41 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 156 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 114 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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