• Labour TD for Dublin Central
• Former Labour Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
• 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): Health Services, Departmental Data, General Practitioner Services, Health Service Executive, Nursing Homes

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Report of the Joint Committee on Health: Motion (18 Dec 2025)

“I am very glad we are having this debate this evening. I pay tribute to Deputy Rice and, indeed, all our fellow members of the health committee in quite an unorthodox way of keeping the heat and light on this issue. There are ultimately a very small number of families affected by this but the impact of the lack of a comprehensive legislative framework has a profound impact on their lives....”

Committee on Drugs Use: Supporting Teachers in Youth Drugs Education and Prevention in Schools: Discussion (18 Dec 2025)

“For consistency and the continuity of the conversation, I will let Mr. Boyle make the point he wanted, and I will ask my questions then.”

Committee on Drugs Use: Supporting Teachers in Youth Drugs Education and Prevention in Schools: Discussion (18 Dec 2025)

“I am delighted that the INTO, ASTI and TUI are here and that both primary and secondary school unions are represented here. We are mindful that we are talking about children who have addiction in their families but also about children and young adults who are misusing substances. I am glad that we are having this hearing. I want to pick on the point that Senators Ruane and Fitzpatrick made...”

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• Has spoken in 114 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 49 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 697 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 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") 82 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 318 times in debates — average among Senators.
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