• Fine Gael TD for Galway East
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Small and Medium Enterprises, Rural Schemes, Mental Health Services, Apprenticeship Programmes, Hospital Waiting Lists

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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Nov 2025)

“I pick up from where Deputy Dolan left off regarding the wind energy development planned for east Galway. I have mentioned here previously that we are being bombarded with plans for developments right around the constituency, including in Killimordaly, Shancloon, Cooloo, Barnaderg and lots more places. What really concerns me, apart from the negative impact they will have if they get the...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (25 Nov 2025)

“39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current regulatory framework governing maximum wind turbine height; whether concerns raised by residents in County Galway regarding the increasing scale of turbine proposals, particularly turbines exceeding traditional height thresholds, are being considered as part of the ongoing review of wind energy planning...”

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Nov 2025)

“542. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to ensure meaningful public consultation in rural communities that are expected to accommodate renewable energy projects significantly larger than those envisaged under current planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60402/25]”

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• Has spoken in 69 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 61 written questions in the last year — below 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 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") 22 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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