• Solidarity TD for Dublin West
• Entered the Dáil on 23 May 2014 — Byelection
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Staff Data, Departmental Staff Remuneration, Departmental Expenditure, School Patronage, Foreign Conflicts

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Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2025)

“I will finish by saying that there is no way in which this can go through as it currently stands.”

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2025)

“I will just finish by saying that this cannot go through as it currently stands because it is discriminatory. I ask the Minister to look at it again. I believe it will be legally challenged. When we bring forward Bills, the Government often says that they will be legally challenged because they are unconstitutional. This Bill goes against the judgment that brought it about in the first...”

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2025)

“I am sharing time with Deputies Boyd Barrett and O'Gorman. I too took a huge interest in this Bill when I saw it come up because of people I know who have been in this situation. 3 o’clock I am delighted that there will be a change whereby cohabitees will now be considered equal to people who are married because they feel the exact same impact from a bereavement. I really...”

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• Has spoken in 29 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 19 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Ruth Coppinger speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 557 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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