• 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): Child Care Services, Affordable Childcare Scheme Expenditure, Schools Building Projects Status, Capitation Grants, School Completion Programme

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Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

“I welcome the opportunity to speak on the budget. I will focus on education as I am education spokesperson for my party. On paper, what has been announced sounds fantastic - €1.8 billion in supports, particularly for children with additional needs. It sounds like a great headline but, unfortunately, that is all it is. It is a headline because much of this is not new money and is...”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Tendering (26 Sep 2018)

“128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the school transport system was not put out for tender. [38954/18]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (26 Sep 2018)

“129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact process of the school transport lottery system. [38955/18]”

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• Has spoken in 61 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 218 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 16–17 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") 70 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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