• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid West
• Entered the Dáil on 29 November 2019 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Mental Health Services, Eating Disorders, Health Services, Schools Building Projects, Health Services Staff

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Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2025)

“The Government needs to simply stop wasting public money. It is as simple as that. What hurts people the most is that they know that money could be spent on things that would really benefit them. For example, the €9 million spent on mobile phone pouches, which were spun as being a mental health support, could have been spent in schools on face-to-face mental health supports that...”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2025)

“74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when four prefabs will be replaced at a college (details supplied). [9873/25]”

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (4 Mar 2025)

“I congratulate the Minister and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle on their new roles. I wish them all the best. We are living with the legacy of serious Government failures and the neglect of policing and community safety. These are failures of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. There have been fewer gardaí on the streets of Dublin since Fine Gael came into government. We are now getting...”

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• Has spoken in 57 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 335 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") 227 times in debates — average among TDs.
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