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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Schools Building Projects, Special Educational Needs, Garda Deployment, School Enrolments, Health Services

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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Law Cases (9 Oct 2025)

“5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been progress in removing the in camera rule in the family courts, subject to protection of identity, in order that media reports can be carried out in the interests of transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54521/25]”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Law Cases (9 Oct 2025)

“The most recent time I raised this matter last June, I criticised the current state of Ireland's family court system and highlighted delays, poor facilities and, in particular, a lack of transparency due to the in camera rule. In response, the Minister acknowledged the widespread public frustration with the family law processes. He said that the full removal of the in camera rule was...”

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Family Law Cases (9 Oct 2025)

“We do need to shine more light on these situations. In family disputes involving children, people will sometimes attempt to alienate the kids. The Minister referred to reports. In relation to section 32 and section 47 reports, we have had cases where people have almost treated parental alienation as a proven case when it is not. It is almost like a cult. Immersion therapy is recommended,...”

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• Has spoken in 125 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 210 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 268 times in debates — average among TDs.
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