• 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): Construction Contracts, Inland Fisheries Stocks, Young Farmers Scheme, Public Sector Staff Retirements, Schools Site Acquisitions

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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts (7 Sep 2018)

“201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he will put in place to protect subcontractors who are owed moneys on public work contracts but cannot get paid in view of the unprecedented number of building contractors going out of business in the recent past. [36124/18]”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts (7 Sep 2018)

“202. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public works contracts will be amended to provide better protection for subcontractors in terms of payments. [36125/18]”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

“I am not a member of the committee and am grateful for the opportunity to say a few words. I come from east County Galway. Nobody is happy about the closure of post offices, albeit through a redundancy scheme. In County Galway 18 post offices are closing; I do not know the exact number in my constituency. Funnily enough, the people who have contacted me since the announcement of the...”

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• Has spoken in 35 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 44 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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