• Fianna Fail TD for Cork South Central
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Tax Code, Tax Yield, Health Services, Pension Provisions, Tax Data

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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

“I wish to advise the Deputy that there is currently no such policy in place in my Department, including the Office of Government Procurement. With the exception of the Office of Public Works (OPW), this is also the position for the bodies under the aegis of my Department. The OPW have advised that they will respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (10 May 2022)

“I am advised by the Lottery Regulator that the total value of expired unclaimed lottery prizes generated in 2021 was €17,054,620.  In accordance with Clause 6.9.2 of the Licence, the full value of these unclaimed prizes was transferred to the Operator of the National Lottery to be spent solely on promoting the National Lottery. The percentage of the €17,054,620...”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (10 May 2022)

“I understand that he revenue generated by the sale of National Lottery scratch cards and other instant-win lottery games forms a substantial part of the overall contribution to the National Lottery Good Causes Fund. In this regard, 65% of the returns from sales of National Lottery games less the prizes in those games is transferred to the Central Fund for Good Causes. This is the case...”

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• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• 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 17–18 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") 977 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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