• Labour TD for Cork North-Central
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Special Educational Needs, Ministerial Responsibilities, School Transport, Departmental Data, School Staff

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Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

“I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their attendance. My main focus to begin with is the review of the national development plan and the key areas of focus in that regard. The Labour Party has a focus on education. Is that a key focus for the Department?”

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

“What is the Department of public expenditure's oversight of how the Minister for education is spending money on particular issues arising within her Department? This year, for example, we see a serious issue consistently happening in respect of special educational needs provision. Is advice provided to the Minister for education in terms of how she should spend the money allocated to her...”

Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025)

“For example, at the eleventh hour the Department of education opened up 400 new special classes this year but the allocation for the budget would have been made last October at budget stage. Was there any negotiation between the Department of public expenditure and the Department of education regarding extra funding being needed and being allocated for special education needs, in particular?”

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• Has spoken in 56 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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