• 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, Vaccination Programme, Abortion Services, Agriculture Schemes

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2022)

“There are plans to improve waiting lists and money is going into the system as if nothing else is happening. I have a concern about all this money going in on the basis that, at the end of the day, it is not getting to the end user or patient. There is significant problem with staff morale. Nurses are leaving the public health service because they are completely disillusioned with what is...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2022)

“I wish to raise the orthopaedic waiting lists in the Galway region. Last Monday, a young man came to my office. He is 27 years old and is married with two children. He has been working, his wife is working and they have a mortgage. Unfortunately, he had an accident and he is waiting for treatment. He tried to continue to work but he had to give up the work five weeks ago. He was getting...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

“We have heard talk this morning about the housing crisis and what the President said about it. I ask the Government to consider the introduction of a VAT refund scheme for first-time buyers of new or second-hand houses. More than half the cost of building a house is indirect and much of it goes back to the State. It includes 13.5% VAT along with all the other stamp duties, fees, planning...”

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• Has spoken in 137 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 381 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 303 times in debates — average among TDs.
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