• 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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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity Policy, Departmental Strategies, Departmental Data, Energy Usage

(based on written questions asked by Malcolm Byrne and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (6 Nov 2025)

“211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who have been contacted regarding alleged overpayments relating to pension abatement; the total sums involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60777/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (6 Nov 2025)

“240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place in schools to promote media literacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60760/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (6 Nov 2025)

“241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of days that substitute teachers were engaged in primary schools, and in secondary schools during the 2024-2025 school year. [60761/25]”

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• Has spoken in 103 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well 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 586 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — 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") 63 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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