• Sinn Fein TD for Sligo-Leitrim
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Occupational Therapy, Beef Data and Genomics Programme, Animal Diseases, Fishing Industry, Mental Health Services Provision

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Covid-19 (Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence): Statements (24 Jun 2020)

“I pay tribute to the many organisations around the country that do tremendous work in the area. Many of these are voluntary organisations and they help mainly women who find themselves in these positions. The lockdown caused by Covid-19 has resulted in problems for people under daily pressure because this pressure was magnified when people could not leave their home and, very often, the...”

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (24 Jun 2020)

“In the context of the Minister stating that he is committed to a full and comprehensive review and that that will be an independent review, I have come to the conclusion that we will withdraw the amendment. That said, I am disappointed that the Minister has not stated the timeline in respect of that. It needs to happen before we come back this time next year. We need to be in a position...”

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (24 Jun 2020)

“I move amendment No. 3: To insert the following after “ending on 29th June, 2021”: “and — further resolves that the Minister for Justice and Equality shall commission an independent, comprehensive review of the Act and the operation of our criminal courts to include the development of recommendations that would ensure our justice system is capable of...”

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• Has spoken in 95 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 68 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• 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") 308 times in debates — average among TDs.
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