• 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 Expenditure, Mental Health Services Funding, Mental Health Services Provision, Mental Health Services Data, Bus Éireann Staff

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Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

“I wish to share time with Deputy Ferris.”

Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

“The sum of €1.4 billion is more than half a billion greater than what will be spent on mental health in the State in 2018, according to the Government, if we can trust that figure, which is questionable. The sum of €1.4 billion could help to do a lot of additional things for mental health this year. It could easily ensure that no mental health beds that are needed are closed,...”

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2018)

“I take this opportunity to thank Deputy O'Reilly for bringing forward this motion. The Sláintecare report was mentioned a couple of times tonight. Yes, it could be the blueprint for the future if the Government would actually implement it or even set up an implementation body to implement it. We are talking about waiting lists. There is another side to waiting lists, namely, the...”

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• Has spoken in 82 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 154 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 62 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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