• 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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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 May 2024)

“On Thursday last, 9 May 2024, Minister Martin and I announced over €26 million in equipment-only grants under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). Further allocations, including those for capital works and capital works with an equipment component, will be announced later.”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (15 May 2024)

“On Thursday last Minister Martin and I announced over €26 million in equipment grants under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (‘SCEP’). The allocations announced were in response to equipment-only applications which sporting organisations submitted. Further allocations, including those for capital works, and capital works tied with an...”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (14 May 2024)

“The National Sports Policy, which was published in 2018, provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The aim of the LSSIF is to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects where the Exchequer investment would be greater than the maximum amount available under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). The first call for...”

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• Has spoken in 29 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 61 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
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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") 558 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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