• Fine Gael TD for Dublin South West
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Disability Services, Tax Code, Departmental Information, Legislative Measures, Commemorative Events

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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (27 Nov 2025)

“On 26 November 2025, I announced the publication of a comprehensive review of the Non-EEA Family Reunification Policy. This review sets out a number of short-term measures to be introduced immediately, and longer-term measures which will be kept under ongoing review. Short term measures include:The updated Policy will continue to allow Irish citizens and eligible non-EEA citizens to be...”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (27 Nov 2025)

“I can advise the Deputy that all applications based on Section 15 or Section 16 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, are considered applications for a certificate of naturalisation. All such applications are assessed individually based on the respective provisions of the Act. Section 15 sets out the statutory conditions that must be fulfilled for a certificate of...”

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Nov 2025)

“In order for a non-EEA national student to register for a stamp 2 permission they must enrol and commence a course of study from the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP). Education providers were required to have met certain standards and requirements to have their programmes included on the ILEP and be accredited by recognised Irish awarding bodies. Providers must remain in...”

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• Has spoken in 22 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 113 times in debates — average among TDs.
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