• Social Democrats TD for Dublin North West
• Changed party from Independent on 14 Jul 2015; from Labour on 27 Sep 2012
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Social Welfare Benefits, Health Services, Tax Code, Pension Provisions

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Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

“I welcome this amendment. I tabled questions to the Minister some weeks ago, in the reply to which he indicated there would not be any change at all in this area. I welcome that he has now brought forward this amendment. As he said, it addresses only part of the problem, namely, those situations involving partners in a practice. There are many other situations, however, in which the...”

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

“I move amendment No. 8: In page 15, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: Report on tax credit changes 11.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, produce a report which evaluates the impact of introducing a system of refundable tax credits, as one means of improving the living standards of low income workers, and increasing the two main tax credits by...”

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

“What I am trying to do is to get the Minister to justify why anyone earning over €100,000 should get a benefit from the budget-----”

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• Has spoken in 111 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 652 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 1157 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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