• Sinn Fein TD for Cork East
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Mental Health Services, Mental Health Services Expenditure, Mental Health Services Funding, Mental Health Services Provision, Mental Health Services Staff

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Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

“I commend the Deputies who tabled this Private Members' motion this evening. We were in the House earlier today talking about taxi drivers. Many of the partners, husbands and wives of the Debenhams workers are taxi drivers so they will not be rushing down to the bank to take out loans to go on holidays when the Government lifts the travel restrictions. The Duffy Cahill report has been...”

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

“May I continue, a Cheann Comhairle? For two and a half minutes.”

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

“Go raibh maith agat. I will try to cut it down. I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment. I commend my colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, on bringing this motion forward. I am very disappointed the Government is still pushing forward with its countermotion. I have read it and there is very little of substance whereas the Sinn Féin motion deals with what the taxi drivers...”

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• Has spoken in 45 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 171 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 147 times in debates — average among TDs.
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