• Sinn Fein TD for Kildare South
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Departmental Data, Greyhound Industry, Health Services Staff, Irish Language

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (9 Jul 2026)

“13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider decoupling funding for greyhound and horseracing industries; if he will commission a report on the economic viability of the greyhound racing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52289/26]”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (9 Jul 2026)

“Public funding should be earned through transparency, and given the evidence on welfare, declining attendance and serious questions about the industry's economic case, that transparency is clearly lacking. The figures repeatedly cited by Government that greyhound racing contributes €132 million annually are at best unclear, and at worst, misleading. The figure includes hare coursing,...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greyhound Industry (9 Jul 2026)

“We have heard over and over about where the funding is going, the measures in place and the traceability system but I would like to focus on whether the level of public spending is justified by clear independent evidence. At present, I do not see that is, with over €20 million allocated each year on the basis of unclear figures and an economic case that does not stand up to proper...”

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• Has spoken in 83 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 683 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 41 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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