• Sinn Fein TD for Kildare North
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Special Educational Needs, Animal Slaughtering, Departmental Contracts, Vaccination Programme

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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2025)

“I am disappointed that the Minister is not accepting our amendments in whole or in part. About 21% of our electricity goes towards data centres. I think I read recently that was set to increase to 30% by 2030. In France and Germany, it is around 3% or 4%. We have to make sure that the increased investment in the grid goes towards the public good. More importantly, amendment No. 2...”

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2025)

“First, we support the need for this Bill but objected to the fact that there was no pre-legislative scrutiny. I hope the Minister will look at our amendments in good faith. The ESB must focus on the public good. The Minister will have heard me on several occasions, here and in the planning committee and the infrastructure committee, talking about the need to strengthen the...”

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (4 Nov 2025)

“The current state of our country's grid and infrastructure more broadly has been a direct result of years of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael neglect. Decades of under-resourcing, bad planning and mismanagement by successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Governments have left us in the mess we are in now, with the crises in housing, education and health among a slew of others. Our grid...”

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• Has spoken in 50 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 226 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 264 times in debates — average among TDs.
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