• Independent Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever Sharon Keogan speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2024)

“I want to raise issues in relation to Thornton Hall in County Dublin and the proposal to use that for emergency tents for international protection applicants. Yesterday I was briefed along with Oireachtas Members by the community engagement team from the Department of integration and neither the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, nor the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, thought it wise to sit...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

“I would like the Minister for Finance to confirm whether he plans to amend the inheritance and capital gains tax in budget 2025.In September 2023, the then Minister for Finance was asked in the Dáil if he would consider the concept of a notional spouse with respect to capital acquisitions tax and inheritance tax. The concept would reconsider tax thresholds for family members such as...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 May 2024)

“I raise an issue that requires immediate attention and action. I call on the Minister for children to come to this House and address the content of the recent report from the Ombudsman for Children. It paints a stark picture of the challenges facing the youth of Ireland. It is disheartening to learn many children experience uncertainty and instability, with complex complaints on the rise....”

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• Has spoken in 115 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 357 times in debates — average among Senators.
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