• 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, Covid-19 Pandemic, Disability Services

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Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

“There have been more smoke and mirrors tactics from the Minister in the mental health budget this year. I listened intently yesterday as his colleagues announced an increase of €57.8 million in mental health spending overall but of that, only €14 million is for additional funding for new measures. A total of €43 million is for existing levels of services. That is...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

“For clarity, was the delay in people getting approval from the banks down to the lack of communication on the part of the Department? There were more than 300 eligible applications for these 16 homes. There is clearly a need for affordable housing. People in my area have been blocked out of the housing market for years as a result of high prices and unaffordable rents. They are just...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

“I was on the council when these decisions were made. We did not procrastinate. We sent the matter back to the Minister's predecessor, Eoghan Murphy, to get 100% public homes on public land, with affordable purchase, rental and social units. There is no way that the cost would have been €285,000 had it been done at the time. We were given assurances, as far as the council could do...”

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• Has spoken in 130 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 554 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 122 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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