• Fianna Fail TD for Cork North-Central
• Entered the Dáil on 29 November 2019 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Medicinal Products, Special Educational Needs, Health Services, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Disability Services

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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

“I raise the issue of childcare with the Taoiseach as well. Mary Geary's Childcare is one of the largest providers in the country. It is actually based in Carrigtohill, which is in Deputy O'Connor's constituency, but many of the families who use it reside in my constituency. It has 450 children from 300 families. The parents of those children were recently faced with a fee hike of 34%....”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2025)

“First, I wish to express my condolences to the family of Patrick Gerard Murphy in west Cork. We are actually laying him to rest tomorrow morning. He would have been good friends with many of us here from Cork in particular, especially myself and Deputy Seamus McGrath in that we would have soldiered together on the council with him. He will be sorely missed. As the Taoiseach knows,...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (17 Jul 2025)

“I thank the Minister of State. I know it is not his Department but I appreciate the figures. I was already familiar with many of them. For example, one statistic was that in 2024, a figure of 8,768 pups were exported. The ISPCA and the DSPCA both estimate that around 40,000 or 50,000 pups were exported. I trust the charities on the ground. As public representatives, when we get a report...”

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• Has spoken in 96 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 417 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 311 times in debates — average among TDs.
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