• Fianna Fail TD for Waterford
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Hospital Waiting Lists, Hospital Services, Home Care Packages Data, Services for People with Disabilities

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Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

“I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, on his elevation to the Cabinet last Saturday. I have worked closely with him for the past two and a half years on the health portfolio and I look forward to working with him again. I wish to briefly raise one issue with the Minister that I know he is very familiar with. In Waterford and the south east, cardiac care is...”

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Jun 2020)

“We all got that text last night to say there will be a vote at 12 noon. I rang the Chief Whip just before I came in here and he said the 12 noon vote is not an issue but there might be votes later on this evening.”

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: SME Recovery (30 Jun 2020)

“I ask Mr. Moran to address the issue of the most effective reallocation of funds.”

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• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 192 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 173 times in debates — average among TDs.
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