• Fine Gael TD for Kildare South
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects Status, Tax Code, Broadband Service Provision, Departmental Expenditure, Pension Provisions

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Supports (6 Dec 2018)

“Many agrifood businesses do much of their business with the UK. That relationship will change but I am a firm believer that every cloud has a silver lining and this might make us proactively consider other markets in an even more energetic way than we have done. What supports are there through Bord Bia for agribusiness?”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Supports (6 Dec 2018)

“There is no doubt that a 60% increase in funding shows the level of importance we are placing on the food and drink industry, which, as the Minister noted, accounts for 11% of our total exports from the country, which is important. Is the Minister satisfied we can maintain many of those UK contracts and suppliers? It is encouraging to hear he will meet key stakeholders in London this...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Supports (6 Dec 2018)

“In an international context, will the Minister expand on the importance of Origin Green and how it fits in with the trade delegations to which he is party? In the overall narrative of the quality of our industry, what role does the programme play?”

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• Has spoken in 58 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 220 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 142 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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