• Independent TD for Galway East
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, School Transport, Forestry Sector

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Abortion Services Provision (3 Dec 2020)

“The response is an official response but it has dodged the questions. Quite simply, this is not something that should be treated as passing the responsibility to somebody else. We are legislators. We need to look at this. I would ask the Minister to look at the report that was done. It was nothing other than a report and an interview with the people who were carrying out these...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Abortion Services Provision (3 Dec 2020)

“I add my support in respect of this matter. The report is very frightening. The onus is on the Government and the Minister for Health to ensure that this report is examined. It is an independent report and it has not been commissioned by any particular group. The findings are horrific. I will not spell out the wording but there seem to be a significant number of anomalies in respect of...”

Finance Bill 2020: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Dec 2020)

“I will speak to amendments Nos. 73 and 75 with regard to the carbon tax on agricultural diesel. Earlier, we spoke about safety on the family farm and the equipment and tax concessions or rebates. We were applauding one another on the fact this was being introduced and that it is a great move. What the carbon tax will mean for farmers trying to eke out a living for themselves and their...”

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• Has spoken in 35 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 167 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 158 times in debates — average among TDs.
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