• 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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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Social Welfare Benefits, Tax Code, Pension Provisions, Departmental Staff

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Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

“Insofar as the purpose of the Bill is to get the approval of the House to establish the risk equalisation mechanism in order to support community-rated health insurance, and the decision must be taken on an annual basis, I have no difficulty with it. I recognise it for what it is. In the context of a private health insurance market, it is better that there is risk equalisation, lifetime...”

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

“I support this amendment. It is important that we have the data to inform us when it comes to questions about rolling over legislation. In the main, the Minister has had support where he has made a case for it, but there has been a terrible dearth of data on the implications of any of this legislation. It took quite a long time to get any information - for example, on the rate of...”

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2021)

“Sorry, as a screening tool. The Minister knows they are a screening tool.”

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• Has spoken in 135 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 969 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") 993 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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