• Independent TD for Cork South West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Passport Services, Abortion Services, Forestry Sector, Covid-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (23 Jun 2022)

“I thank the Minister for his reply. He said these occurrences are not common but, in fact, they have happened twice in the past few months. He is right in his praise for the role of the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation in the first incident. It has been very vocal on behalf of the fishermen it represents and their livelihoods and safety at sea. The group has also been...”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (23 Jun 2022)

“97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if negotiations will begin immediately with the French Government to cease its military exercise in order to protect fishermen, fishing vessels and the environment, given that Irish fishermen have again been warned of risks to their safety considering the nature of these exercises which will take place off the southern coast of Ireland...”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (23 Jun 2022)

“Last week, the French navy made contact with the Irish Government to state it was carrying out a military exercise off the south coast. This is the second time in a few months that the Government of another country has contacted our country to state it would be carrying out military exercises within Irish territorial waters. Has this French military exercise been put off permanently or for...”

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• Has spoken in 227 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 148 written questions in the last year — below 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 15–16 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") 688 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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