• Fianna Fail TD for Cavan-Monaghan
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Passport Services, Health Services, School Transport, Hospital Waiting Lists

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Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2025)

“I thank the Chair and members for resuming this meeting today on this very important legislation on Committee Stage. I thank them for their patience and forbearance. I know we had a very robust discussion on the last day, particularly with Deputy Ó Snodaigh, and I look forward to having further discussion with members today. I thank the Chair and members for facilitating the...”

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2025)

“I thank the Deputy for his thoughts and suggestions. As he alluded to, the 50:50 split is there and I hope that would ensure fair play. The big difficulty and challenge for the Department has been with enforcement and the controller not being in a position to provide the enforcement piece. This has led to where we are today, which is to bring it to the Circuit Court. I assumed this...”

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2025)

“I thank the Deputies for proposing this amendment. I understand the rationale behind it. While there is a real issue here, it cannot be resolved through this Bill. This is a very technical matter but allow me to outline the position. One of the findings of the Court of Justice of the European Union in its ruling in this case, which gave rise to the Bill, is the issue of national...”

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• Has spoken in 18 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 480 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 302 times in debates — average among TDs.
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