• Fine Gael TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Entered the Dáil on 3 March 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, School Transport, Departmental Funding, Covid-19 Pandemic, School Staff

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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (16 May 2024)

“The latest stats regarding the ICOB scheme are laid out in the table below. Please note that I along with my Government colleagues have today Wednesday 15th May announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium sized businesses. Amongst the range of measures I have decided to reopen the ICOB portal from today to 29th May. If a rate paying business owner has...”

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (16 May 2024)

“The latest data on funding, as at 15th May, regarding the ICOB scheme is set out in the table below. In addition, please note that I, along with my Government colleagues, have today Wednesday 15th May announced a substantial range of measures to reduce costs for small and medium sized businesses. Amongst the range of measures it was agreed that ICOB portal would be re-opened from today...”

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (16 May 2024)

“The Government is very aware that SMEs have faced a number of economic shocks in recent years which have resulted in cost increases. While most of these shocks have been international in nature – most significantly, energy price inflation – there have been costs associated with domestic measures, including the transition to a Living Wage and the introduction of Statutory Sick...”

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• Has spoken in 33 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 166 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• 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") 329 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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