• RISE TD for Dublin South West
• Entered the Dáil on 11 October 2014 — Byelection
• Email me whenever Paul Murphy speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Animal Welfare, Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, Human Rights Issues, Election Monitoring Missions

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Sick Leave Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (18 May 2022)

“I am against the amendment. The original 20 weeks' remuneration was a significant punishment and deterrent for employers who did not pay. Four weeks rather than two shifts the balance slightly but, unfortunately, there will definitely be employers who will think they might get away with not paying workers their sick pay entitlements and the worst that can happen is a penalty of four weeks'...”

Sick Leave Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (18 May 2022)

“I have one more question. The Tánaiste mentioned legal advice. What did the legal advice state? It can only state there may be a constitutional issue in respect of Deputies drafting legislation because we are clearly changing the law. I am intrigued by that.”

Sick Leave Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (18 May 2022)

“I move amendment No. 21: In page 7, line 4, after “day” to insert “equivalent to one hundred per cent of an employee’s pay”. This group of amendments deals with the rate of sick pay. All our amendments are effectively trying to get sick pay of 100%. The level of sick pay proposed by the Government is low, let us be honest. It allows for 70% of pay at...”

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• Has spoken in 237 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 650 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• 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") 841 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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