• Sinn Fein TD for Louth
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, National Broadband Plan, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Broadband Infrastructure, Health Services

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2023)

“I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, for taking this Topical Issue. Obviously, I would much prefer if the Minister for Justice was taking it but she has cover as I have seen her interviewed in Brussels. I spoke to her previously about the new operating model where the Louth Garda division will be combined with the Cavan-Monaghan division in December. It will be one of the few...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2023)

“I will use the example of Donegal and Sligo-Leitrim. They said it was done on a geographic basis. I accept that Louth is the smallest county but it has two huge towns. If we are going to talk about crime statistics, unfortunately, Louth can hold its own with the best. That is something we would prefer was not the case but that is the reality when you are dealing with big urban centres....”

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• Has spoken in 309 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 190 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 472 times in debates — average among TDs.
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