• Labour Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
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Seanad: Smartphone and Social Media Use: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

“I welcome the Minister. I sincerely thank Fine Gael and Senator Seery Kearney for using their Private Members' time to discuss this really serious public health issue this evening. I compliment what is a very detailed motion. Of course, social media has a lot of positives and we all use it. However, we are also talking about a device and social media platforms that are addictive by...”

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

“I thank our witnesses for attending. I am extremely conscious that the past ten months have been very difficult for RTÉ staff, considering that the greed and serious mistakes of a few have precipitated a crisis for the many within RTÉ. I acknowledge that some former RTÉ workers are in the Gallery. As some were bogusly self-employed and wronged by RTÉ, it is important to...”

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

“Sure. The Resolve report had to be commissioned on foot of the behaviour of certain people in management in the current affairs section. When the director general was before the committee, we asked him about it several times. Do the witnesses believe changes are now happening on foot of the recommendations in the report?”

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