• 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): Social Welfare Benefits, Covid-19 Pandemic, Tax Code, Pension Provisions, Departmental Staff

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update (20 Apr 2021)

“I thank all our guests and thank them for their work. The last speaker has indicated how frustrating it is to get one's hands on basic figures and I do not know why we have to battle for that. We did submit questions before this meeting, which was helpful and worked well. Can we get an undertaking that we can submit questions and receive written replies on a regular basis? We should not...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update (20 Apr 2021)

“Is that in respect of the priority that would be awarded to pregnant women?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update (20 Apr 2021)

“Does this mean a recommendation will be made in this regard?”

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• Has spoken in 145 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 877 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 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") 921 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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