• Solidarity 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, Departmental Contracts Data, Animal Welfare, Departmental Expenditure, Legislative Programme

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Topical Issue Debate: Middle East Issues (21 Sep 2017)

“I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the fact the Government, in particular, has said it is difficult to make any other conclusion other than that the exclusion of these persons contributes to efforts to suppress scrutiny and criticism of Israeli policies in the West Bank. That is completely accurate and is, unfortunately, precisely what is happening. Will the Minister of State give us...”

Topical Issue Debate: Middle East Issues (21 Sep 2017)

“We have already discussed this matter to some degree during Question Time. We know that on Saturday, 9 September, four Irish citizens, Elaine Daly, Fidelma Bonass, Joan Nolan and Stephen McCloskey, were deported from Tel Aviv in Israel. They were deported because they were organising and travelling with a delegation of 31 people, primarily Irish citizens, on an awareness-raising visit to...”

Other Questions: Human Rights (21 Sep 2017)

“The conditions in which we saw Ibrahim in prison were harrowing for anyone to face, let alone a young man who was not involved in anything. He only participated in a protest. For him to withstand that is impressive and a testament to him. It should serve to raise interest in Irish society on repression and the oppression that exists in Egypt under el-Sisi and to raise a wider interest in...”

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• Has spoken in 92 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 137 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 300 times in debates — average among TDs.
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