• Former Fianna Fail TD for Dún Laoghaire
• Left the Dáil on 25 February 2011 — General election (stood again)

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Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (1 Feb 2011)

“The issue of children who go missing is primarily a matter for the Garda Síochána. A hotline for missing children is in operation in some EU Member States. My Office is currently involved in discussions with other relevant Government Departments in relation to the establishment of this service.”

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (1 Feb 2011)

“I have responsibility for the implementation of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme which was introduced in January 2010. The ECCE scheme is a universal scheme which provides children with a free pre-school year prior to commencing primary school. There is no entitlement under the scheme to any additional provision. The scheme does, however, include a number of provisions...”

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (1 Feb 2011)

“I have responsibility for the implementation of the free Preschool Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme which was introduced in January 2010. This is a universal scheme which provides children with a free preschool year prior to commencing primary school. Approximately 4,300 preschool services, 95% of those operating in the State, are participating in the ECCE scheme and...”

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• Has spoken in 70 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 7 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 26 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 275 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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