• Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Further and Higher Education, Defence Forces, Apprenticeship Programmes, Departmental Data, Student Accommodation

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Financial Resolutions 2026 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (7 Oct 2026)

“I welcome the budget. It is a very good budget that will reduce the cost of childcare and enable workers to take home more of their hard-earned pay. It will also ease the cost-of-living and cost-of-energy pressures on households across the country. It is very disappointing to listen to the Opposition endlessly discuss the cost of living and then to hear their alternative proposals. The...”

Financial Resolutions 2026 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (7 Oct 2026)

“Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats proposed 23 additional new taxes.”

Financial Resolutions 2026 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (7 Oct 2026)

“These would inevitably result in higher instead of lower costs. The Government has recognised the pressures people are under and has taken action. This budget will ease matters for working families and small businesses. It is a significant step in the right direction. One example is the fact that a person on the average wage will be bringing home an additional €750 as a result of...”

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• Has spoken in 42 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 196 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 35 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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