• 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, Social Welfare Benefits, Special Educational Needs, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

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Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

“I will be brief. It is great to have the commander here. It is important to have him here because sometimes when we are looking for reform, engaging with people outside of our own context provides a different perspective. There is a line of questioning I wish to ask. A lot of the time in this discussion we talk about the person who has the addiction. I agree with a huge amount of what is...”

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

“There is a fear for many police officers that by not having the power to stop and search somebody if he or she may be engaging in criminal activity, this would remove the police's gateway to investigate the supply lines. Will the witness talk to that point a little bit?”

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

“There a number of issues I want to address, but I have to explore the concept of not having a board. I do not have much experience of an organisation that does not have a board. How does that work in terms of governance and oversight of the CEO? I am not suggesting that there is anything wrong, but I am just inquisitive.”

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• Has spoken in 125 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 184 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 203 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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