• Fianna Fail TD for Kerry
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, State Examinations, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Hospital Appointments Status, Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

(based on written questions asked by Norma Foley and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Services Staff (28 Jul 2026)

“As this question refers to the service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.”

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (28 Jul 2026)

“The delivery of an effective, efficient Assessment of Need system is a priority for the Government. Children do not require an Assessment of Need report to access health services, including Primary Care, Children’s Disability Network Teams or Mental Health Services, or education supports. However, demand for Assessments of Need has increased significantly in recent years,...”

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Parental Leave (28 Jul 2026)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 2684, 2764, 2765, 2766, 2767, 2921, 2938 and 3044 together. There have been significant developments in entitlements for parents of working families in recent years. Under the Parental Leave Acts, 26 weeks unpaid leave can be taken by an employee who is a relevant parent to take care of a child. The upper age limit of the eligible child was increased...”

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• Has spoken in 31 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 621 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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