• Sinn Fein TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Kathleen Funchion speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Childcare Services, Early Childhood Care and Education, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Departmental Funding, Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

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Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

“At a recent meeting of the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, we had an opportunity to hear from the incoming chairperson of Oberstown Children Detention Campus, Ms Koulla Yiasouma. I really hope I am pronouncing her name correctly. She comes to the role with a great deal of experience and an extremely positive attitude, and she will be really...”

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

“Deputy Healy-Rae is over time.”

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

“Deputy Healy-Rae's time is up. I ask him to have respect for the Chair.”

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• Has spoken in 96 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 255 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 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") 293 times in debates — average among TDs.
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