• Independent TD for Tipperary
• Changed party from Fianna Fail on 29 Jun 2010
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Medical Cards, Departmental Contracts Data, Departmental Staff Data, Departmental Funding

(based on written questions asked by Mattie McGrath and answered by departments)

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2019)

“I too accept the bona fides of the Minister of State and that he was out of the country when some of this confusion erupted. This legislation has been almost two years making its passage through the House. Clarity is certainly needed. We are killing our communities with over-regulation.”

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2019)

“That is fine. Over-regulation is killing many of our communities in many areas.”

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2019)

“Go mo leithscéal.”

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• Has spoken in 293 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 476 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 13–14 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1699 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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