• Sinn Fein TD for Clare
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Social Welfare Payments, Further and Higher Education, Apprenticeship Programmes, Departmental Data, An Garda Síochána

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Waiting Lists (19 Nov 2025)

“It is a pity the Minister for Health is not here because, unfortunately, the Minister of State has been left to read out a response which indicates that he has not even heard what I have been saying. The answer he has read suggests that the Department has exceeded targets but we are not seeing that in County Clare. The answer does not tell us what we want to hear. While I thank HCCI for...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Waiting Lists (19 Nov 2025)

“Recently, Home and Community Care Ireland, HCCI, published its new report and witness for home and community care throughout the State. Home and Community Care Ireland is an umbrella group for home and community care providers across Ireland. Its report is based on the latest available statistics. The report makes for grim reading, with almost 5,000 people currently waiting for home care,...”

Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (18 Nov 2025)

“Mercosur will allow the cheap importation of beef, poultry, pork, sugar and biofuels produced to lower standards than ours. Our Food Safety Authority was established after several high-profile outbreaks and deaths from food-borne illnesses, and its commitment since to openness and transparency has helped us as consumers to look for and demand healthier food. Knowing where our food comes...”

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• Has spoken in 55 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 44 times in debates.
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