• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin North-West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Passport Services, Covid-19 Pandemic, Special Educational Needs, Social Welfare Benefits, Departmental Funding

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Decriminalisation of People Who Use Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2025)

“I welcome the debate on this issue as I have on many other occasions and acknowledge Deputy Sherlock for bringing the motion forward. I also acknowledge how appreciative I am of participating in the debate. I remind my Opposition colleagues that they fought tooth and nail to exclude Government backbenchers from participating in Private Members' Bills being brought forward by the Opposition...”

Decriminalisation of People Who Use Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2025)

“That is the policy we tried in 1977. I urge us to continue to work on this issue because there is a lot of cross-party work on it. I acknowledge former Deputy, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, who worked on it as well.”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (4 Nov 2025)

“I thank the Minister of State. I am reassured that the NTA has said it will monitor frequency because anybody who has seen any of the bus stops or any of the buses being used will see that an increase in frequency is required. I am certain it is going to have to respond because of the level of demand. The difficulty is how long will it take the NTA to take that action. I know...”

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• Has spoken in 93 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 333 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 246 times in debates — average among TDs.
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