• Fianna Fail TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Health Services, Medical Cards, Social Welfare Benefits, Social Welfare Appeals, Hospital Waiting Lists

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Victims of Sexual Violence Civil Protection Orders Bill 2025: First Stage (26 Jun 2025)

“When we commenced, and I called Deputy Carthy, we had Ministers from the Government and so on here. That is why I allowed the matter to proceed. Now I have to put the question that the Deputy asked and whether the Bill should be considered, that question being: “Is the Bill being opposed?””

Victims of Sexual Violence Civil Protection Orders Bill 2025: First Stage (26 Jun 2025)

“I presume in the absence of everyone else in the House that the Bill is not being opposed. Therefore I presume that the motion for leave to introduce is agreed.”

Victims of Sexual Violence Civil Protection Orders Bill 2025: First Stage (26 Jun 2025)

“Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.”

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• Has spoken in 119 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 211 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 385 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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