• Solidarity TD for Cork North Central
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Mick Barry speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Industrial Disputes, Fishing Industry, Employment Rights, Fishing Vessel Safety, Bus Services

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Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

“I have a question for the Minister on the issue of mental health services. Before I deal with that, I want to make a couple of points about the deal between the State and the Private Hospitals Association. There have been various criticisms of that deal, some of which are valid and others not. One criticism is that it was bad value for money because there was only a 36% bed occupancy rate...”

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

“The July stimulus will be a multibillion euro package of supports to small and medium-sized enterprises impacted by Covid-19. Today's Revised Estimate is a smaller affair entirely but, to an extent, this debate is rehearsing certain lines of argument on these issues. In that sense, the debate, important in itself, has a greater or wider significance. A package of supports for SMEs is one...”

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais: Tairiscint - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (27 Jun 2020)

“The former Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, told the House this morning that Civil War politics has now ended in Ireland's Parliament. I do not often agree with Deputy Varadkar but I think he is right on this one and the official end of Civil War politics is a significant moment. Irish capitalism has had two key parties down the decades. For almost 100 years now, there has not been a single...”

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• Has spoken in 83 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• 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") 353 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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