• 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: Low Pay Commission (10 Apr 2025)

“I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 192 together. The National Minimum Wage Acts allow for sub-minimum rates of the minimum wage for those employees aged under 20. Those aged less than 18 years can be paid 70 per cent of the full minimum wage rate, while those aged 18 years and 19 years can be paid 80 and 90 per cent of the full rate, respectively.The Low Pay Commission (LPC)...”

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Projects (10 Apr 2025)

“My Department is reviewing issues in relation to businesses that may have been ineligible for the grant due to incorrect classification of their business type while registering for the Increased Cost of Business scheme (ICOB) and my Department has engaged with local authorities in relation to the extent of the issue. This review is ongoing and my Department is continuing to consult with...”

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

“My Department has been undertaking a modernisation exercise to update systems written in legacy software, and also to meet new requirements as they arise. The opportunity has been taken to standardise the data points in a methodical fashion across these systems, which will in due course facilitate the broader use of Data Analytics and Machine Leaning / Artificial Intelligence capabilities...”

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• Has spoken in 18 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• 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 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") 366 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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