• Fianna Fail TD for Meath East
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Cultural and Educational Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 26 April 2011 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2016 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects Status, Schools Building Projects, Special Educational Needs Service Provision, Broadband Service Provision, School Curriculum

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Environmental Policy: Motion [Private Members] (18 Dec 2019)

“I thank the Labour Party for this timely motion. My own leader has brought up this issue on a number of occasions in recent years. My party, when in government with former Minister Mary Harney, introduced the original smoky coal ban and there have been no legal issues in the intervening period. This is the first time the Government has publicly addressed its legal strategy and told...”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

“I have constituents in touch about insurance as well. On childcare, is the Taoiseach aware that houses are being developed across my constituency and there is no childcare available for parents, particularly in south County Meath? This is replicated in different parts of the country. Buggies are now being brought, with babies, on commuter trains into Dublin where there is not enough room...”

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)

“Will the crèches open this week because of that?”

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• Has spoken in 120 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 61 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 558 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
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• 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") 373 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 569 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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