• 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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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Medical Aids and Appliances (16 Oct 2025)

“193. To ask the Minister for Finance if the purchase of a machine (details supplied), and its ongoing running costs, are covered under the scheme to claim relief on the cost of health expenses. [56118/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2025)

“383. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on taxis for patients in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [56398/25]”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Rare Diseases: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

“I thank all the witnesses. There is a big advantage when you come in near the end of the full conversation in that you have nearly all the answers and you can break them down. In our job, specifically with the HSE and so on, we will ask a question and we will get a response, and then we go back and ask a question about the response we got. It is about deciphering stuff down. I have made...”

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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 262 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") 313 times in debates — average among TDs.
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