• Solidarity TD for Dublin West
• Entered the Dáil on 23 May 2014 — Byelection
• Email me whenever Ruth Coppinger speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Health Services, Special Educational Needs, Departmental Staff Data, Departmental Staff Remuneration, Animal Welfare

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Mineral Oil Tax: Financial Resolution (28 Aug 2026)

“It is absolutely farcical to reconvene the Dáil for one hour over one aspect of one issue which the Government mistakenly thought would be okay, on which it has been proven wrong. It has not reconvened the Dáil to discuss back-to-school costs facing families this very week. They cannot wait for the budget in a month's time. One in four parents is already borrowing to put their...”

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Jul 2026)

“65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Passport Office will consider a passport application of a newborn baby who is breastfeeding if an emergency application is submitted should the mother need to travel for a family emergency or medical procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56786/26]”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Jul 2026)

“446. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider the creation of a direct route between Blanchardstown and Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56363/26]”

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• Has spoken in 199 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 547 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• 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.
• 24 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Ruth Coppinger speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 773 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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