• Sinn Fein Senator (Administrative Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Seanad: Domestic Violence (Free Travel Scheme) Bill 2025: Second Stage (22 Oct 2025)

“I strongly support the domestic violence Bill 2025, which is compassionate, practical and deeply necessary legislation that will make real and measurable differences in people's lives. At the heart of this Bill, it is about dignity, as Senator Stephenson said. It is about recognising that when a person, most often a woman, makes the decision to flee a violent home, that decision comes with...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

“I thank everybody for being here. My first question is around breast cancer. Yesterday, we had Breast Cancer Ireland in. It did an informative talk about BreastCheck. One of the stark things it talked about was diagnosis for breast cancer is now as low at 15 years of age. It also spoke about the barriers in being so young and trying to get a diagnosis. Sometimes the barrier could be...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Current Issues Relating to Health Services for Cancer: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

“On HSE South West and statistics, the national statistic for breast disease clinics was that over 5,000 patients were not seen within the timeframe. In CUH, 335 patients were not seen within the timeframe of ten working days. What is the timeframe - I am sure it is broad - within which people are generally seen if they are not seen within ten days? How far does it range?”

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