• Fianna Fail TD for Wicklow-Wexford
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Cultural and Educational Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 29 November 2019 — Byelection
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Cybersecurity Policy, Artificial Intelligence, Departmental Strategies, Departmental Data, Energy Usage

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Tillage Sector: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

“I can, but I will not be able to do so in the time allowed. I welcome the debate. That the Minister and both Ministers of State from the Department are present speaks to a recognition of the seriousness of the challenge facing the tillage sector. I have raised this issue with the Minister on a number of occasions on the floor of the House and privately. I know he is aware of the...”

Select Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 33 - Culture, Communications and Sport (Further Revised) (15 Oct 2025)

“I thank the Minister and congratulate him on the overall budget allocation. It was successful. As colleagues have spoken about, I particularly welcome the investment in sport and the League of Ireland academies. My question is on arts and broadcasting. I welcome the commitment to extend the basic income for artists scheme. Among the 2,000 artists who are currently part of that scheme,...”

Select Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 33 - Culture, Communications and Sport (Further Revised) (15 Oct 2025)

“I appreciate that. However, for those who are already in receipt of the scheme, the Minister will appreciate that they will need a bit of certainty that it will not be a cliff edge.”

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• Has spoken in 90 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 105 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 518 written questions in the last year — well above 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") 59 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 494 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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