• Fine Gael TD for Galway West
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 19 July 2013 — appointed
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2016 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Ambulance Service Data, Hospital Waiting Lists, Services for People with Disabilities, Primary Care Centres, Insurance Industry Regulation

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Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2024)

“I have reached my final line. I know it will be of interest to the Deputies present. The recent SET reviews demonstrate this. Some 218 reviews were received and of the 160 schools which proceeded to a full review, 83% are receiving additional resources. I will come back to Deputy Mairéad Farrell about Scoil Chaitríona. There is progress, hopefully, in relation to that. I...”

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2024)

“I thank the Deputies for tabling this motion, which the Government is not opposing, because it gives me the opportunity to discuss the measures Government is taking to improve and enhance education provision for children with special education needs. Since being appointed as Minister of State with special responsibility for special education and inclusion just over two months ago, I have met...”

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (11 Jun 2024)

“I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 29th March, 2023, or in the Order of the Dáil of 8th May, 2024, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those set down to the Minister for Justice shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for...”

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• Has spoken in 140 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 66 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 20–21 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") 305 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 106 times in debates — well below average among Senators.
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