• Social Democrats TD for Dublin Bay North
• 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, Housing Provision, Housing Schemes, Special Educational Needs, Rental Sector

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

“In advance of the last election, the Tánaiste said disability was "an absolute priority issue". He said, "We've got to look after people with disabilities". He could not have been any clearer. However, those words now ring hollow. That is not me saying that; that is the assessment of disabled people who feel forgotten, abandoned and betrayed by this Government for good reason. The...”

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

“Does the Tánaiste not see something fundamentally wrong with producing a budget that leaves disabled people €1,400 worse off, pushing disabled people even further into poverty? It was a €9.4 billion budget package and that is what the Government produced. That is a huge problem that it needs to address now. For years, the Government has promised a cost-of-disability...”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (4 Dec 2025)

“260. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason he is the sole decision maker in pension appeals in circular 16/2020; the reason his Department does not engage directly with claimants during the appeals process; the reason published processing timelines differ from actual timelines; if he will ensure that where delays arise, including where expert input is required, his...”

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• Has spoken in 135 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 401 written questions in the last year — 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 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") 433 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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