• Green Party TD for Dublin South Central
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Prison Service, Children in Care, Covid-19 Pandemic, Health Services Staff, Child and Family Agency

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Children in Care (28 Sep 2023)

“I thank the Minister for his detailed response. I know he understands the issues facing Tusla in general and the issues facing special care in particular. The issues we see in special care are replicated in other parts of Tusla. There is a challenge in terms of recruitment and I appreciate that. The agency conversion aspect the Minister spoke of has been incredibly important in terms...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Children in Care (28 Sep 2023)

“I thank the Minister for his attendance. It is nice to have the actual Minister responsible for a Topical Issue appear before us, so I look forward to a deeply informed response. I wish to raise the challenges in special care, particularly staffing of special care units. It is important that we contextualise this discussion by remembering that special care is a small part of our overall...”

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• Has spoken in 90 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 653 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 94 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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