• Sinn Fein TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Kathleen Funchion speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Childcare Services, Early Childhood Care and Education, Covid-19 Pandemic Supports, Departmental Funding, Child and Family Agency

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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021: Pre-Committee Stage Scrutiny (14 May 2024)

“Apologies have been received from Senator Seery Kearney. The agenda item for consideration this afternoon is pre-Committee Stage detailed scrutiny of the Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021, sponsored by Deputy Cronin. As members will already be aware, this Private Members' Bill was drafted by Deputy Cronin and its principal aim is to provide for an entitlement to bereavement...”

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021: Pre-Committee Stage Scrutiny (14 May 2024)

“We will move on to Ms Baxter.”

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021: Pre-Committee Stage Scrutiny (14 May 2024)

“I thank Ms Baxter. We will move to questions from members. I call Senator Clonan.”

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• Has spoken in 49 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 306 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 327 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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