• Independent TD for Limerick County
• 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, Primary Medical Certificates, Forestry Sector, Military Aircraft, Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Taisce (15 Jul 2021)

“I share Deputy Mattie McGrath's sentiments. We welcome the work An Taisce does with regard to the clean-up. I am been involved in the clean-ups in Limerick, as have all my family, neighbours and friends. That is a plus and a positive. The negative is what An Taisce is doing on the other side. The Minister of State has just said that it invoiced us for €675,000 during 2020. I want...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Taisce (15 Jul 2021)

“I fully agree with all the sentiments from Deputy McGrath. There should be a full investigation into where the funding of An Taisce is going. An Taisce should have made a submission on the fever hospital in Croom. Those involved never made any application on it. They were asked afterwards and they blamed Covid-19. They are funded for certain cases. Where An Taisce should be doing...”

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• Has spoken in 183 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 101 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 13–14 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") 148 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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