• Fianna Fail TD for Waterford
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Hospital Waiting Lists, Hospital Services, Home Care Packages Data, Services for People with Disabilities

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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Vacant Properties (9 Apr 2025)

“The total stock of habitable permanent housing in Census 2022 was 2,112,121, of these 1,480,414 were in the 867 towns listed in the attached table, with the remainder in rural areas. The housing stock is made up of permanent, habitable dwellings and excludes derelict buildings and mobile or temporary dwellings such as caravans and mobile homes. All data obtained by the CSO is treated as...”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Apr 2025)

“As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.”

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

“With regard to committees, the Dáil reform committee, as agreed, will begin the process of establishing committees tomorrow evening, as Deputies are aware. The Government submitted the list of committees to the Dáil reform committee today and we are happy to discuss this at the meeting of the Dáil reform committee tomorrow evening. We will select the committees on Thursday...”

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• Has spoken in 96 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 674 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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