• 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, Tax Code, Pension Provisions, Departmental Staff

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

“Can I be heard all right?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

“I welcome our guests and thank them not only for coming before the committee but also for the incredible work they do on a voluntary basis, very often at a time when they are all very busy themselves in their own lives. Given that our breastfeeding rates are disappointingly low at present, we have to wonder how much lower they would be if the voluntary groups were not involved. At an...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

“Normally in these circumstances, where services are inadequate, we would be talking about the need for an action plan. However, there is an action plan on breastfeeding. The difficulty is with the slow pace of implementing it. This committee can play a role in respect of taking this issue up with the Department. Has anyone got an estimate of the cost of fully implementing the action plan?”

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• Has spoken in 149 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 942 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") 926 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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