• Fine Gael TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Entered the Dáil on 3 March 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, School Transport, Departmental Funding, Covid-19 Pandemic, Tax Code

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Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

“I rise to support the Government motion of confidence in the Ceann Comhairle and her right as a democratically elected constitutional officer to impartially adjudicate over the Thirty-fourth Dáil. In the context of a significant announcement due in hours from the Trump Administration that has the capacity to really impact so many livelihoods right across this country and pose a threat...”

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

“We are not debating a motion on the capacity of our economy to respond to a significant shock that may be on the horizon.”

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

“Nor are we looking at the vulnerabilities our economy faces and how we may need to respond in the coming months.”

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• Has spoken in 18 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
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• 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 363 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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