• Social Democrats TD for Cork South-West
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Covid-19 Pandemic, Disability Services, Social Media, Health Services, Special Educational Needs

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

“438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 11 June 2025, to provide the requested email and phone lines available for Oireachtas members to raise queries in her Department and the bodies under its aegis, in tabular form. [34225/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (24 Jun 2025)

“566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an updated timeline on the progress of the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025. [33726/25]”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (24 Jun 2025)

“849. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 11 June 2025, to provide the requested email and phone lines available for Oireachtas members to raise queries in her Department and the bodies under its aegis, in tabular form. [34224/25]”

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• Has spoken in 34 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 543 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") 442 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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