• Independent TD for Waterford
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Services, Teacher Training Provision, Hospital Accommodation Provision, Hospital Groups, Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

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Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

“We offer our condolences to family members who have been bereaved by Covid-19 and again give thanks to front-line healthcare workers and all those in the healthcare sector who are doing so much at this very difficult time. On 24 April in this House, the Minister expressed to me his wish to see the second Waterford cardiac cath lab built, with a construction tender to be awarded as soon as...”

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 May 2020)

“Is it worth taking a motion on a reconsideration?”

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (26 May 2020)

“That is fine.”

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• Has spoken in 11 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
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