• Fine Gael TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Contracts, Primary Care Centres, Disability Services, Health Services, Disease Management

(based on written questions asked by Micheál Carrigy and answered by departments)

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Nov 2025)

“I wish to raise the issue of the upcoming DEIS plus programme that has been announced. I am fearful that it will just be for the major cities. I want to highlight a number of schools, particularly those in Longford town. I ask that schools in towns like Longford, where there are many issues on the ground, are prioritised for the DEIS programme, particularly the national schools of St....”

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2025)

“Apologies have been received from Deputy Eoin Ó Broin. I congratulate my party colleague the Minister of State, Deputy John Cummins, and his wife Inga on the birth of their son. The child came early, so we wish them well. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that members must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex to participate in...”

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2025)

“I am sorry; I looked at the wrong list of QPL speakers. I was further down when I went in and was looking at the previous week's schedule. The former Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, took my slot last week for his last speaking slot. I have just a couple of questions. The Residential Tenancies Board is an issue we are dealing with. We are dealing with the pre-legislative stage in...”

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• Has spoken in 74 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 62 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 166 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 12 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 293 times in debates — average among Senators.
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