• 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, Single Payment Scheme Payments, Grant Payments, Tax Code

(based on written questions asked by Patrick O'Donovan and answered by departments)

Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2017)

“Yes. The chief executive officer's salary is in line with those in the public service. It is at the scale of deputy secretary general of a Department.”

Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2017)

“It is in keeping with the same proceedings in place for every other grade in the Civil Service. Recently, the avenue of the Pensions Ombudsman has been open to people if they have issues related to their pensions.”

Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2017)

“I thank all Members of the Seanad who participated in Tuesday's debate. It was a very robust debate, and I refer here only to my Fine Gael colleague. I would expect nothing less from him. We are, after all, a party that prides itself on openness, accountability and transparency and it is my colleague's job to hold me to account in the Upper House. He acquitted himself very well, as of...”

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• Has spoken in 41 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 16 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 16–17 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") 264 times in debates — average among TDs.
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