Career
He was elected as a Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Laois–Offaly constituency at the 2011 general election, and again for Laois–Offaly at the 2016 general election. He serves as Sinn Féin"s Spokesperson on Environment, Community and Local Government. He had contested the seat unsuccessfully at the 2002 and 2007 general elections.