• Fianna Fail TD for Sligo-Leitrim
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2016 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Staff Redeployment, Medicinal Products Reimbursement, NAMA Staff Unauthorised Disclosures, NAMA Operations, Vaccination Programme

(based on written questions asked by Marc MacSharry and answered by departments)

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Oct 2018)

“I am grateful for the opportunity to make a few brief comments on the legislation. This is an issue that has polarised Ireland for many generations. It is very difficult for many of us and very personal to most of us. I am grateful to my party for laying out a pathway six years ago in terms of respecting the right of conscience and allowing Deputies to act according to their personal views...”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Oct 2018)

“Will it be dealt with in the next correspondence?”

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Oct 2018)

“I know that but we are not bound by anything they thought.”

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• Has spoken in 72 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 33 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 112 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 7 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• 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") 81 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 743 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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