• 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): An Garda Síochána, Occupational Therapy, Capital Expenditure Programme, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Vaccination Programme

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Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

“All of us in this House have made the choice to put ourselves before the public and become public representatives. We have made choices to make political decisions. The people in the Gallery, those with houses affected by pyrite, did not make choices to be political. However, they have been forced into this by the consequence of what has happened to them. Unfortunately, the Bill the...”

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

“None of the amendments are a problem. The only clarification I would like on is amendment No. 10 and the provision for no fewer than three members, one a lay member and at least one a member of the Judiciary. While expenses and all of that is dealt with through these amendments, what is the issue with regard to training of the people who will be carrying out these interviews? It is a very...”

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

“I move amendment No. 8: In page 26, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(i) in the case of all offices specified underparagraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),(f), (g), or(h), he or she has not held the office of Attorney General for a period of two years prior to their application under section 43.”. This is a very simple little amendment in respect of the...”

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• Has spoken in 143 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 89 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — 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") 500 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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