• Sinn Fein TD for Sligo-Leitrim
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Martin Kenny speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): An Garda Síochána, Public Transport, Agriculture Schemes, Rail Network, Bus Services

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (27 Nov 2025)

“I thank the Minister of State. I am aware of all of these circumstances. Yes, there is a payment in the North but the person who is living in the North and can apply for the carer's benefit in the North has to be caring for a person in that jurisdiction.”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (27 Nov 2025)

“The fact that they live in two different jurisdictions, although they are only a couple of miles apart, is what gives rise to this peculiarity. This is a carer's case. There are other similar cases where habitual residency comes into play which may affect people's pensions and things like that on both sides of the Border. These are small numbers. We are talking about dozens of people in...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (27 Nov 2025)

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• Has spoken in 89 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 197 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") 748 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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