• Fianna Fail Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (28 May 2024)

“I thank the Minister for being in the Seanad today and introducing the legislation. I am very proud that it is a Fianna Fáil–Fine Gael Government that is introducing and spearheading it. My colleague Senator Sherlock just described pension adequacy. It is for reasons of pension adequacy that the legislation is being introduced. You have to start somewhere. I remember...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2024)

“I welcome Pat and Mabyn to the House. I offer my condolences to the family of Derek Martin, who was tragically killed in a crash on the M50 on Friday. As we heard, his sister has reached out to the people who stayed with him during his last moments. Derek is remembered by his wife and two children. He was a valued member of the Irish Prison Service, serving as an officer in Wheatfield...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Policies (22 May 2024)

“Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh. I thank the Minister of State for coming here today. My Commencement matter is on the need for the Taoiseach to make a statement on the establishment of a south inner city initiative to support long-term economic and social regeneration of the area, similar to the north east inner-city initiative launched in 2016. In 2016, the then Taoiseach, Enda...”

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• Has spoken in 23 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
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