• 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): Human Rights Issues, Animal Welfare, Election Monitoring Missions, Departmental Contracts Data, Departmental Expenditure

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Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

“The Minister can talk about other issues if he wants to, and I will go on to talk about other issues. The reality, however, is that I have been looking for these figures for two months now. The idea that they are commercially sensitive in a context when all the private hospitals are in on the deal just does not seem credible. We have a situation where €300 million of public money is...”

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

“For more than two months I have been saying that we have been paying over the odds to private hospital owners like Denis O'Brien and are being ripped off. I pointed to evidence that suggests we are paying four times as much per bed as was being paid in the UK and I have repeatedly asked for a breakdown of costs. The Minister refused to publish those costs and instead tried to dismiss what I...”

Covid-19 (Transport, Tourism and Sport): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

“For the record, I take it the Minister agrees that there is substantial scientific weight behind the 2 m requirement. A review of over 200 scientific studies published in The Lancettwo days ago states that transmission of viruses was lower with physical distancing of more than 1 m and that the evidence is clear that 2 m saves more lives than 1 m. The World Health Organization, WHO, is also...”

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• Has spoken in 101 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 126 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") 527 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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