• Labour TD for Dublin Fingal West
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Care Services, Childcare Services, Departmental Data, Housing Schemes

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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Horticulture Sector (9 Jul 2026)

“2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to support the growth of Ireland’s horticulture sector in budget 2027 (details supplied). [52390/26]”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Horticulture Sector (9 Jul 2026)

“Budget 2027 needs to support the growth of Ireland's horticulture sector through targeted investment in growers and targeted supports to attract new growers and encourage generational renewal. Investment in start-up grants, financial assistance with access to land, investment in education and training to upskill our workforce, investment in mentoring, and capital supports will help remove...”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Horticulture Sector (9 Jul 2026)

“Horticulture is under enormous pressure. We are facing some of the most serious challenges we have seen in years, including increased input costs, energy costs and labour costs. We are still importing fruit and vegetables that we could grow ourselves. I live in north County Dublin, the market garden capital of Ireland. We produce approximately 47% of Ireland's field vegetables. We need...”

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• Has spoken in 82 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 660 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• 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") 78 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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