• Sinn Fein TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Public Procurement Contracts, Departmental Staff, Apprenticeship Programmes, Inland Fisheries, Departmental Expenditure

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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Mar 2025)

“Tonight marks eight weeks since Storm Éowyn, but people across Connemara are still without broadband or a telephone service. Any of us who have tried to contact, deal with or get answers from the network providers have been met with absolute nonsense. No dates or information have been provided. This is very serious. I have been informed that if there is an emergency situation...”

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (20 Mar 2025)

“211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the direct contact he has had with broadband and phone providers recently with regard to the continued outage in certain parts of Connemara since Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13053/25]”

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Mar 2025)

“Homeless accommodation in Galway city and county is full. This means that at least two councils cannot provide accommodation in cases of emergency. At the same time, if somebody is trying to get a HAP property in Galway city or county, it is nearly to impossible to find one. If somebody in Galway city or county gets an eviction notice, what is the option available to him or her? He or she...”

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• Has spoken in 100 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 374 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• 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") 362 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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