• Independent TD for Galway West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): International Protection, Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries, Covid-19 Pandemic, Middle East, Direct Provision System

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Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

“I always have the privilege, although I do not know if it is a privilege, of being the last speaker on Thursday afternoon. The Bill has 24 sections, three Parts and one Schedule. Ostensibly, it sets out to do four things. One is to establish an external oversight body on a statutory basis. There is already a body in place but it is not on a statutory basis and it is a good thing that this...”

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

“Comhlacht Formhaoirsithe Seachtrach. Níl sé ró-dheacair.”

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

“Níl.”

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• Has spoken in 551 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 658 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 1490 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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