• Fine Gael TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 25 February 2011 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects, European Union, Energy Policy, Banking Sector Regulation, Tax Data

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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (16 May 2024)

“214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to increase the legal age for gambling to 21 years in line with proposals to increase the legal age for smoking. [22198/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (16 May 2024)

“256. To ask the Minister for Health if the detailed results of the public consultation on Further Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products, which his Department conducted from 25 November 2023 to 5 December 2024, will be published in full before proposals for new legislation on raising the legal age for smoking are brought to the Government. [22192/24]”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (16 May 2024)

“257. To ask the Minister for Health if a detailed regulatory impact assessment will be prepared and published at the same time as the general scheme of proposed new legislation on raising the legal age for smoking. [22193/24]”

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• Has spoken in 6 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 119 written questions in the last year — below 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 18–19 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") 293 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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