• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Bay South
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): An Garda Síochána, Covid-19 Pandemic, Garda Data, Departmental Staff Data, Ukraine War

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Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

“I thank and commend Senators on their contributions today and on the previous occasion. I said previously that one of the functions of the Oireachtas when it comes to any defamation Bill is to balance the constitutional right to one's good name with the constitutional right to freedom of expression. I said previously as well that sometimes the general emphasis is on protecting freedom of...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

“Senator Norris started his contribution by stating that then Minister, now Senator McDowell, had a reputation for being a rottweiler, but Senator Norris was concerned that he seemed to have turned into a chihuahua. The basis for this charge being made by Senator Norris was that he thought then Minister, now Senator McDowell, had completely caved to the interests of newspapers and media...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

“It was the Louis Blom-Cooper case.”

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• Has spoken in 66 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 157 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 624 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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