• Fine Gael Senator (Industrial & Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

“I agree and appreciate that the Acting Chairman will be even-handed in this instance. Fine Gael accepts that all was not well in the State of Denmark. We know there were unsatisfactory developments. We are painfully aware of it as we drive pass many of them on a daily basis. However, we are concerned that we may be, in providing a solution to the problem, throwing the baby out with the...”

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

“I believe people have a right to live as they wish. I also believe a local authority should have the capacity to plan, that councillors have a right to make majority decisions and not to have provisions imposed on them. Otherwise, we abandon the concept of local democracy and allow an intellectual elite to lead the country by issuing diktats. If the people wish to be stupid in the eyes of...”

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

“No. With respect, I have great regard for the Senator. He is a great colleague and friend, with connections in my community, but who defines what is meant by laissez-faire planning?”

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