• Independent Senator (University of Dublin)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

“I did not initially have any questions but I had similar concerns as others that were previously raised. I did not have any additional questions until the Minister’s contribution. My questions can probably be answered quite easily without me having to look at submitting future amendments on Report Stage. This may see seem like a side point compared to the conversation here today,...”

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Free Travel Scheme) Bill 2025: Second Stage (22 Oct 2025)

“I get a sense that the general feeling in the Chamber is not one of support for the Government's amendment. Sometimes, listening to Members from the Government parties speak, one can tell there is not an energy behind wanting to delay something. That can be felt in how Members present their contributions on a topic. I can sense that here today. I encourage colleagues opposite not to...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Oct 2025)

“I thank everyone for their presentations. The issue of force is a follow-on question from the legal counsel. I have a fear and have hypothetical questions in my head as to what that could look like. I think about collective advice that is not tailored to individuals, that is not about a person's individual rights, needs or assessment, their own asylum process and that it is a kind of a...”

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• Has spoken in 31 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 676 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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