• Independent TD for Dublin Mid West
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects, Special Educational Needs, International Protection, Health Services, Garda Deployment

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Financial Resolutions 2026 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (7 Oct 2026)

“Cuirim fáilte roimh na mic léinn, go mór mór mo dheirfiúr, Grace. Tá sé soiléir inniu nach ndearna an buiséad seo mórán do mo Dháilcheantar ná do Dháilcheantair eile. In Dublin Mid-West, our bus services remain unreliable, with key peak-time routes frequently cancelled. Recruitment is taking too long and despite...”

Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise – Tobacco Products Tax (6 Oct 2026)

“The campaign to reduce tobacco use has not succeeded in the way people had hoped. In that context, we have to look at the bigger picture and see what other measures are required. It is the same with vaping, as I and others have mentioned. We also have psychoactive synthetic chemicals out there and the question of whether there is some sort of revenue or fiscal element involved or whether...”

Financial Resolutions 2026 - Budget Statement 2027 (6 Oct 2026)

“I welcome the opportunity to speak about this budget. I want to focus on a couple of things, such as the macro elements, what type of budget this is and what it could have been. I will also look at the local element in terms of how my constituents, who are a microcosm of the national population, are likely to benefit in the medium term, if at all. We also need to focus on vision. This...”

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• Has spoken in 209 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 247 written questions in the last year — 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") 388 times in debates — average among TDs.
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