• Sinn Fein TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Defence Forces, School Transport, An Garda Síochána, Schools Building Projects

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Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2025)

“We all want to ensure that, as we transition to the new children's hospital, it provides the best quality care with the highest standards of governance, management, ethics, open disclosure and communication between families and medics. However, we simply cannot say that was provided to the children and families failed by the scandal of unnecessary hip surgeries at CHI. A scandal that goes...”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)

“Parents across the country have been telling me of the difficulties they are experiencing in the context of their children accessing appropriate mental health care. They talk to me about hurdle after hurdle and being handed off from one service to another service, with no actual proper service being provided for their children. One parent told me how their child had been refused support,...”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)

“With the greatest of respect to the Minister of State, a suicidal child meets the criteria.”

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• Has spoken in 31 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 513 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — 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") 200 times in debates — average among TDs.
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