• 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: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

“I did not think it would be possible to be angrier than when I watched the programme but I am finding it extremely difficult in this meeting as I feel nobody really understands the seriousness of this. There has been very little mention of children or the responsibility that both the present organisations have towards kids. I am disgusted and it is not the first time we have seen Tusla in...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

“If Mr. Lee takes it so seriously, has he met with those families in the past week? What communication has there been with them since this matter emerged?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

“I have a list of 16 questions if Mr. Lee wants me to call them out.”

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• Has spoken in 39 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 179 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 104 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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