• Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway
• Entered the Dáil on 11 October 2014 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): GLAS Payments, Commonage Land, Departmental Staff Data, Agriculture Scheme Payments, Agriculture Scheme Appeals

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (11 Jul 2019)

“The Minister should acknowledge that there are more than 150 jobs affected. Do people who are subcontractors not matter? It is always the case that no one thinks about the people in the lorries, the people who supply the lorries, the mechanics and the people in the shops who will be affected by this in the surrounding areas. Bord na Móna was left in an awkward position. I agree with...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bord na Móna (11 Jul 2019)

“In addition to the 75 full-time workers and 48 seasonal workers, 50 other subcontract workers are affected by this, such as lorry drivers and people not employed by Bord na Móna who now have no job either as a result of this announcement. For about 30 years this hot water has been going into the river. As has been pointed out, this licensing debacle has been ongoing since 2013. Why,...”

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2019)

“I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for the time. I support the motion. In conjunction with the motion, a seed has been sown by the quiet people in rural Ireland as the Beef Plan Movement has brought people together to come to Dublin city at a time of year they would otherwise be at silage, hay or other work. People from all parts of the country have given their time to show their disgust at what is...”

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• Has spoken in 96 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 228 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 294 times in debates — average among TDs.
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