• Sinn Fein TD for Louth
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Covid-19 Pandemic, Disability Services, Defence Forces, National Broadband Plan

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Facilities (4 Dec 2025)

“Louth County Council is almost a facilitator. It speaks to the design team. I raised this issue with the Taoiseach in terms of the need to streamline regulation. We all know the issues that exist in respect of planning. We need a system that can be more agile. While we need checks and balances, that should be possible. If mistakes are made or issues are seen, they could be...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Facilities (4 Dec 2025)

“It not the council; the Department has a role to play.”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Facilities (4 Dec 2025)

“I thank the Minister of State. Fair play to anybody who is going to sit through ten Topical Issues. It is a matter of actually getting delivery on some of these issues. This issue is one where you think there must be a simple solution, so it is a matter of us finding that solution. I was sent a letter from the board of management of Ardee Educate Together National School and its...”

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• Has spoken in 269 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 570 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 886 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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