• 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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Report of the Joint Committee on Health: Motion (18 Dec 2025)

“That is not true.”

Report of the Joint Committee on Health: Motion (18 Dec 2025)

“It was 21 Bills this year and there are 25 going through the Houses. I just want to put that on the record as there is so much misinformation out there.”

Report of the Joint Committee on Health: Motion (18 Dec 2025)

“Twenty-one. Five more are to be signed in this week. So that is 16 with five more to be signed in. I apologise to the Ceann Comhairle for the over and back but I think clarity is important. There are 25 Bills through the Houses. I have given eight sessions between the Dáil and the Seanad on the Mental Health Bill, with 650 amendments. They take time.”

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• Has spoken in 137 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above 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") 785 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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