Achievements

• Secured a €3 million euro fund for training and recruiting Irish language interpretation and translation staff.
• Led opposition to military spending under the EU budget.
• Secured a special protections and supports for Ireland’s islands and coastal communities in the 2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
• Authored the EU Strategy on Plastics which aims to tackle plastic pollution in our oceans
• Spearheaded the WiFi4EU initiative to introduced free public WiFi to towns and villages in Ireland
• Published a detailed guide to EU funding aimed at the community and voluntary sector.
• Published comprehensive briefing documents on the potential impacts of Brexit on the South West and on the Mid West regions aimed at the agriculture, fisheries and marketing sector, third level and research institutions, and local and regional authorities.
• Hosted a delegation of community mental health volunteers and practitioners in the European Parliament to help shape EU policy, discuss funding opportunities and network with European partners.

If re-elected as your MEP I will continue to fight for:

For solutions to the housing crisis - build homes, freeze rents and stand up to vulture funds.

Réití ar an ngéarchéim tithíochta - tithí a thógail, cíosanna a choinneáil mar atá, agus aghaidh a thabhairt ar chreach-chistí.

For real action on climate change and against carbon taxes.

Gníomhú ceart ar athrú aeráide agus cur in aghaidh cánacha carbóin.

For action on the cost of living crisis and better wages.

Gníomhú ar chostas maireachtála agus pá níos fearr a bhaint amach.

For safe homes, safe streets and safe communities.

Tithí, sráideanna agus pobail atá sábháilte.

For Ireland’s fisheries and halting the damage done by super trawlers

Ar son iascaigh na hÉireann agus chun stop a chur leis an damáiste a dhéanann na supertrawlers

To defend our farmers and agri-food industry from Brexit

Chun cosaint a thabhairt dár bhfeirmeoirí agus an earnáil agraibhia ón mBreatimeacht

For Ireland's neutrality and to defend human rights.

Neodracht na hÉireann agus cearta daonna a chosaint

For more power to be returned to members' states.

Níos mó cumhacht a thabhairt ar ais chuig na ballstáit.

To defend our right to opt out of domestic metered water charges.

Cosaint a dhéanamh ar an gceart atá againn diultiú do tháillí uisce ar méadar.

For a referendum on Irish Unity.

Reifreann ar Aontú na hÉireann.