• RISE TD for Dublin South West
• Entered the Dáil on 11 October 2014 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Human Rights Issues, Animal Welfare, Election Monitoring Missions, Departmental Contracts Data, Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (2 Jul 2020)

“On transport, and school buses in particular, in my constituency there are at least three schools where parents have been told in recent weeks that school buses will no longer be available. The schools to which I refer are St. Mac Dara's community college, St. Paul's secondary school and Tallaght community school. Previously, the buses went to housing estates to collect students. It was...”

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (2 Jul 2020)

“On the issue of mental health, the figures referenced in Ms Lynch's opening remarks and the survey to which she referred are striking. She stated that 11% of parents believe their child will need additional support from someone outside the family to help with anxiety and that 45% of those parents believe the child will need professional therapeutic support. The parents of 5% of children in...”

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

“I strongly urge the Minister to publish those figures so people can see for themselves to better investigate the situation and to compare it with Britain. I have another question on the pay and treatment of nurses, who have been on the front line over the past while, along with other workers, in the struggle against Covid-19. We know that more than 8,000 healthcare workers have been...”

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• Has spoken in 106 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 164 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") 540 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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