• Sinn Fein TD for Dublin North West
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Local Authority Housing, Taxi Regulations, Local Authority Housing Data, Health Services, Social and Affordable Housing Provision

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Future-proofing to Improve Life and Longevity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)

“I thank Professor McCarron and everyone else for attending. It was interesting to hear we have the strongest data in the world, which we do not normally hear, especially when it comes to people with intellectual disabilities and people who are ageing. That is very informative. Professor McCarron mentioned future-proofing to improve life and longevity for people with intellectual...”

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (5 Nov 2024)

“922. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there has been any funding allocated in the HSE’s Capital Plan for 2025 to build a facility to provide for the additional services to be provided by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44453/24]”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (24 Oct 2024)

“There is no doubt that these services are urgently needed. We welcome them, as do the residents. We have raised this matter over so many years and, at last, we are making serious progress. For how long does the HSE propose to lease the space in Omni Shopping Centre? I am curious to know the costs of both the rent and fitting out of the property. Do we have a timescale for when the centre...”

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• Has spoken in 62 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 617 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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