• 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, State Examinations

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Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

“We are debating legislation to give emergency powers to the State regarding gatherings in people's homes. The powers would allow a garda to call to a house, ask the people in the house to leave, and if they refuse to leave, the primary resident can be fined €1,000. A person on the way to the house can be stopped by the Garda and instructed to leave the area and return home. If that...”

Residential Tenancies Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

“I was watching the debate on a screen on a level below the Chamber and heard the Minister taking my name in vain. I wish to reply to what was said in that regard. I will be brief. The Minister stated that I am forecasting a flood of evictions. He should look at the figures. More than 10,000 people were in emergency accommodation when the eviction ban was introduced in spring. There were...”

Residential Tenancies Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

“Deputy Michael Healy-Rae should correct me if I am wrong. It certainly was the case a few years ago-----”

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• Has spoken in 113 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 78 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") 404 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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