• 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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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (26 Sep 2023)

“I thank the Senator for his question. Everybody in both this House and the Dáil is in agreement about the absolute necessity of the national children's hospital and the important role it will play for many young children and their families. I can understand, and hear in his voice, the Senator’s frustration at again raising this issue in the House. He raised it in March 2022 and...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (26 Sep 2023)

“I thank Senator Byrne and all the other Senators for their contributions on this matter. I acknowledge that the NCH project has faced extensive challenges. It is an extremely ambitious and complex project. It has faced unanticipated delays and it has been impacted by costs outside of the original budget. However, after months of engagement with the main contractor, BAM, a comprehensive...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (26 Sep 2023)

“I thank the Senator for his question. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, has asked me to thank him for raising this important issue for discussion in the House. She had a meeting this morning with one of the disability providers and she did not want to have to change it so I am taking this matter on her behalf. I also compliment the Senator, as Cathaoirleach of the Oireachtas...”

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• Has spoken in 89 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 526 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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