• Independent Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

“I thank the witnesses for the great work they are doing in this area and special thanks to Mr. Hurley and Mr. McAuley for sharing their stories. I am shocked to hear that a clinical care programme is not happening. That is really shocking. I agree with Deputies Cullinane and Hourigan that, as a committee, we need to follow up on why that is. The briefing document mentioned the HSE has...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

“I know somebody personally who went to a consultant and was told that they had fibrosis, then when they went to another consultant, they were told that they did not. How is that captured? That can be very confusing. What kind of care plan do they get under those circumstances? Mr. Hurley's opening statement was powerful. I did not get to hear it but I read it before I came in. Waiting...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

“What about Mr. MacAuley?”

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• Has spoken in 49 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 343 times in debates — average among Senators.
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