• 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): Special Educational Needs, Covid-19 Pandemic, Disability Services, Defence Forces, National Broadband Plan

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Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (22 Jan 2026)

“To answer Deputy McAuliffe, I do not think the Opposition has any issue with legislation going through this Chamber. He has heard complaints about the lack of it going through up to now and I think he used the term "do-nothing Government" himself, so obviously it is working.”

Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (22 Jan 2026)

“However, the issue here is the time for dealing with the individual issues. A number of people have spoken about how this Bill definitely lives up to its name of "miscellaneous". There are a number of issues we all need to do proper due diligence on. The one an awful lot of us intend to speak to are the provisions on counselling notes. We are talking about survivors who have been...”

Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (22 Jan 2026)

“They will be safe enough as I am moving on to community service orders. The Minister and I have had many interactions before in relation to all the good work the Garda does and the work done on early interventions, of which there are not enough. I have spoken many times before about the TEAM Project in Muirhevnamor and the youth diversion project operating out of the house in Cox's Demesne....”

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• Has spoken in 297 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 595 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 901 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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