• Social Democrats Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

“I want to confirm that we are just speaking on the amendment.”

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

“I commend Senator Ryan on her bravery and honesty. It is very difficult to speak about personal issues in the Chamber. It takes incredible strength so well done and thank you. It is important that people do because it adds so much colour and weight to what we are talking about. So often we talk about these things in legalese terms and it loses the meaning in many ways. As Senator Ryan...”

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

“I appreciate the intervention of Senator Comyn, but the legal age for children is 18 for a reason. We deem anyone under 18 as a child and it is not appropriate for us to make a distinction between a younger or older child when they are witnessing domestic abuse. A boy of 17, an example the Senator gave, watching his mother being abused will suffer long-term psychological trauma. We spoke...”

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