• Fine Gael Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naturalisation Applications (29 May 2024)

“Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Higgins. Is í seo an chéad uair atá seans agam é sin a rá ó ainmníodh mar Aire Stáit í. Comhghairdeas léi. Táim buíoch di as teacht anseo inniu. I wish to talk about a social inclusion measure in the naturalisation process. At the outset, I wish to say clearly that I...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naturalisation Applications (29 May 2024)

“I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I am conscious that she is answering on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, who cannot be here this morning. I wish to make a few points. First, I have no doubt about the robustness of the process. In fact, it can be an obstacle to a lot of people in an unduly bureaucratic way, but I recognise it is a process that needs to be followed. I...”

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

“First, I agree with what my colleagues said about the need for special education and the provision for everybody who needs it. There are two things I wanted to raise specifically under today's Order of Business. The first is in regard to the regulations that came in on 20 May for e-scooters and e-bikes. It is a welcome development. We needed some sort of regulation or recognition of...”

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• Has spoken in 42 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 386 times in debates — average among Senators.
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