• Sinn Fein TD for Cavan-Monaghan
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Agriculture Schemes, Beef Industry, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Departmental Funding

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gender Equality (15 Jul 2021)

“I thank the Minister for his response. Just as we need more young people to enter farming, we also need more women, which will make farming a more successful endeavour and ensure it makes an even more positive contribution to our society. The evidence we have seen in other sectors is that statutory bodies such as Teagasc must be obliged to ensure that women enter training and education...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gender Equality (15 Jul 2021)

“15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the articles of the new CAP he plans to avail of in order to increase the number of female farmers in Ireland, the additional measures he plans to put in place in order to address the low level of female farm ownership and the manner and type of supports that will be provided. [38159/21]”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gender Equality (15 Jul 2021)

“I am sure the Minister will agree that there are many female farmers across the country. The difficulty is that very few of them are recognised as such. The level of female farm ownership is pitifully low. I would like to hear the Minister's thoughts and proposals on how the next CAP plan and other measures can try to address that.”

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• Has spoken in 176 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 805 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 118 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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