• Sinn Fein TD for Cork East
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Pat Buckley speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Mental Health Services, Mental Health Services Expenditure, Mental Health Services Funding, Mental Health Services Provision, Special Educational Needs

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Nov 2025)

“259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be given permission to establish a special class within their school to support children with additional learning needs in their community. [62359/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (12 Nov 2025)

“342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the new regulations for drivers on learner permits for longer than four years and who will have to take a driving test before they can renew their permit, if there will be a cost for this test; and if so, the amount. [61863/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (12 Nov 2025)

“544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school (details supplied) for safety works under the climate action summer works scheme; and when they will receive a decision on their application. [61858/25]”

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• Has spoken in 38 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 303 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• 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 14–15 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") 314 times in debates — average among TDs.
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