• 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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Science Week: Statements (13 Nov 2025)

“I welcome science week as an important moment for children at primary level, further and higher level students and our educators. This is a celebration of the achievements of science and the advances in rapid technological change. Science week promotes STEM and hands-on learning. It also inspires future scientists and creates curiosity in young minds, making science more accessible, and...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2025)

“In terms of the AONTAS funding, would the representatives say that in budget 2026 the budget allocated to it would be enough to secure it for the year to help people coming in through its system? We have spoken to apprentices, as my colleague Senator Tully said. There seems to be a weird system whereby when you are on off-the-job training you get only a few weeks' notice as to where you are...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2025)

“I read the submission from Ms Kelly. It states that in the national skills strategy there is no recognition of the distinct needs of Travellers or targeted actions. If we look at where the funding is coming from, it is from the Dormant Accounts Fund. That is unsustainable. Should the new strategy plan be more about equality to ensure these initiatives are not siloed, as Ms Kelly said, in...”

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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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