• Green Party TD for Dublin South Central
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever Patrick Costello speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Staff, Covid-19 Pandemic, Children in Care, Child and Family Agency, Northern Ireland

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

“Yes. Sorry. I was having trouble unmuting, which is the challenge of our era. I thank very much the witnesses for their expert guidance so far. There is a lot to read in the various submissions. I am sure we could dedicate two hours to each individual witness instead of unfortunately having to put everyone together. One of the things I am struck by is that throughout this entire process...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

“It is a general question to any of the witnesses.”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

“If any members or witnesses participating remotely experience any sound or technical issues, I ask that they let us know through the chat function. Otherwise, we will continue as it will be a very busy session. Before I begin, I want to remind members who are participating remotely to keep their devices on mute until they are invited to speak. When members are speaking I ask that, where...”

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• Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 297 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 20 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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