• Solidarity TD for Cork North Central
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Industrial Disputes, Employment Rights, Fishing Industry, Fishing Vessel Safety, Bus Services

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (30 Jul 2020)

“Did I hear the Minister correctly that she hopes to have everyone moved out by the end of the year? Is that correct?”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (30 Jul 2020)

“The written statement we have here states that the process will be completed in a relatively short period, which is vague, and then in no more than a few months which is vague as well. That is not going to cut it with the asylum seekers or their supporters in the town. They welcome the fact that people are being moved out. Some people are being moved out this weekend. However, the idea...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (30 Jul 2020)

“I congratulate the asylum seekers at the Skellig Star hotel in Cahersiveen. They have been treated appallingly since the first day they were put in there in the middle of March. There were 110 people accommodated in 56 rooms. Imagine what that means in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic. When there was a boil water notice in the town, the residents were limited to 1 l of water per...”

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• Has spoken in 99 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 38 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") 375 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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