• Former Fine Gael Senator (Cultural and Educational Panel)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central
• Left the Dáil on 25 February 2011 — General election (stood again)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 26 April 2011 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 27 May 2014 — Resigned

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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sex Offenders Treatment Programme (11 Mar 2014)

“I would have believed that mandatory participation treatment programmes would have been linked to prison sentences. If an offender refuses to participate in a programme, then his or her sentence should be extended. Has there been any research into the outcomes for sex offenders who have participated in such programmes?”

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sex Offenders Treatment Programme (11 Mar 2014)

“Will the Bill be published this month?”

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sex Offenders Treatment Programme (11 Mar 2014)

“We can have further discussions with the Minister then on this important area.”

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• Has spoken in 37 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") 148 times in debates — below average among Senators.
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