• Fianna Fail TD for Kildare North
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever James Lawless speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Passport Services, Health Services, Schools Building Projects, Hospital Appointments Status, Bus Services

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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (5 Mar 2025)

“It is good to see the Acting Chair, Senator Rabbitte, back in office. This is the first opportunity I have had to engage with Senator Lynch. I congratulate her on her election. I look forward to working with her and other Members of the Upper House on many matters, particularly those relating to my brief. I thank Senator Lynch for raising this important issue. As I know she is very...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (5 Mar 2025)

“I thank the Senator for the invite. I may well take her up on that at some stage when I am next in the area. I visited Cork ETB last Friday and discussed a range of areas, including plans at Carrigaline and other places where it has ambition. I share and support its ambitions, no less so in Macroom. There are some steps to go through as regards the proposed site, namely, value for money,...”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2025)

“You want the veto.”

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• Has spoken in 46 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 177 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 252 times in debates — average among TDs.
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