• 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): Apprenticeship Programmes, Further and Higher Education, Social Welfare Payments, An Garda Síochána, Departmental Data

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Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (2 Dec 2025)

“We were told time and time again that this is a 100% redress scheme but it is not. What we see before us again today is evidence of that. The scheme is not fit for purpose and the evidence is there for anyone to look at. Behind every fact, figure and departmental line lies a human story of families who suffer every day. They are families who wonder every time Met Éireann issues a...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships - Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2025)

“I am guessing that I am younger than Senator Daly. I attended a comprehensive, sat the intermediate certificate examination and then went to FÁS. When we are talking about the issues with TY, I can see that the students themselves have to go out and find the employer. It is not like it was. I believe the TY system is very valuable. It needs time and resources because people now have...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships - Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2025)

“I agree that there is consistent underfunding across the board. That is a very strong message that is coming through. In terms of terminology, when we talk about apprenticeships, there is talk of on-the-job and off-the-job elements. That needs to be changed because even saying it causes a problem. Apprentices go to college, but nobody seems to realise that. I just wanted to say that very...”

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• Has spoken in 66 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 576 written questions in the last year — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 48 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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