• 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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Just Transition: Statements (18 May 2022)

“I wish to say a few words about this in the short time that I have. In my mind, just transition has been explained by Deputy Leddin and others as doing something in society that is correct and right to make sure that our communities grow and that there is enterprise in them. I agree with all of that. We should have more resilient communities but we need to transition to that and we cannot...”

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

“First, I think we have to stand back from what has been said here. We have to stop blaming politicians and past decisions that were made. The biggest problem we have now is that we are giving money to developers. We should not be giving money to developers. Housing should not be developer-led; it should be development-led. If the €450 million in funding was made available in my...”

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2022)

“173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will adjust the SEAI grant scheme to allow the technical assessment and the BER assessment to be done by the same specialist to help reduce the cost of preparing the technical assessment for the retrofit programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24130/22]”

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• Has spoken in 141 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 364 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") 285 times in debates — average among TDs.
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