• 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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Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Flood Relief for Rathcormac, Castlemartyr, Killeagh and Mogeely: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2026)

“I thank Mr. Meagher, Ms Murphy and Mr. Casey for coming in. I want to put on the record that the engagement with Cork County Council for us, as public representatives, and the OPW has been excellent and very frank, which is the best way to do business. I thank them for that. On the other side, I have to share the annoyance and anxiety of the people we deal with. This is a huge project....”

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Flood Relief for Rathcormac, Castlemartyr, Killeagh and Mogeely: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2026)

“I have one supplementary. Also, it is great to have the Cork accents here. It drives the gang in Dublin mad.”

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• Has spoken in 48 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 313 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 320 times in debates — average among TDs.
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