• 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, Agriculture Schemes, Abortion Services, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Departmental Schemes

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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (12 Jun 2025)

“Kilkee Coast Guard Unit are not limited to operating solely within the confines of Kilkee Bay. The Kilkee Coast Guard Unit is permitted to and regularly operates, both for training and tasking, beyond the confines of Kilkee Bay. All Coast Guard Units including Kilkee Coast Guard Unit operate under a comprehensive safety management system which defines standard operating parameters....”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

“As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise the Deputy that there is no statutory basis for rainbow pedestrian crossings in Ireland. Such crossings, the use of which cannot be enforced by An Garda Síochána, operate on a purely courtesy basis and are installed at the discretion of the individual local authority. ...”

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Jun 2025)

“As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. In that regard, the operation of the service does not fall under the direct...”

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• Has spoken in 61 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 132 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 575 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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