• Fine Gael TD for Limerick County
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Medical Cards, Departmental Funding, Social Welfare Appeals, Grant Payments

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Jul 2024)

“This Department's priority is to ensure that the apprenticeship system is agile and responsive to the requirements of industry. Currently there are 75 national apprenticeship programmes available between NFQ levels 5 and 10. This is up from 53 national programmes in 2019, representing a very big increase in choice for learners and employers alike. Consortia-led apprenticeship...”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (11 Jul 2024)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 423 and 424 together. The enrolment data requested by the Deputy is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) Student Records System (SRS) and is rounded to the nearest five for data protection purposes. The enrolment data for the academic year 2023/2024 is not yet available from the HEA as they...”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (11 Jul 2024)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 425 and 426 together. The enrolment data requested by the Deputy is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) Student Records System (SRS) and is rounded to the nearest five for data protection purposes. The enrolment data for the academic year 2023/2024 is not yet available from the HEA as they...”

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• Has spoken in 27 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 571 times in debates — average among TDs.
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