• 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, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries, Primary Medical Certificates, Dental Services

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Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2021)

“I have been a building contractor all my life. When the Land Development Agency, LDA, was launched in 2018, it was to have two functions, namely, to manage State lands strategically to ensure they were being put to the best use, and to deliver 150,000 homes over 20 years. Those are the functions the agency should have managed. As I said, I have been in construction all my life. I have...”

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2021)

“I can hear it up here. If the LDA has the right structure, it will cover rural areas where there are currently poor water and sewerage services because they are at capacity. Oolagh has no capacity and people cannot build a house in the area. People in Askeaton have been waiting 30 years for a sewerage system. How many Governments have promised this in the past 30 years? Raw sewage is...”

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

“In August last year a company sent information to the Ceann Comhairle, who gave it to the superior officer, regarding a high performance air cleaner. We have constantly said we are looking for more time to talk in a safer environment and way. The officials did their job and reverted to the company that manufactured the high performance air cleaner. The Government has sat on this since...”

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• Has spoken in 143 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 72 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") 94 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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