• Fine Gael Senator (Administrative Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 27 April 2011 — General election
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

“People probably know my position on this particular issue so I do not need any more than five minutes. I thank Mr. White and Mr. Mullaniff for the powerful opening statements. I am sure there are many more than 40 reasons this committee should care about the nearly 400,000 people in this country who suffer some form of sight loss. The last census proved that our population is ageing. With...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

“I am very conscious of time. I have a final question. On international best practice, can Mr. Mullaniff say whether there is an international template we should emulate? Is there any country where there is a situation where preventable sight loss is prevented?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

“It has certainly been an interesting engagement. We should flag with the HSE the committee’s interest in seeing a national strategy for the elimination of preventable blindness. The funding should be put in place and a working group should be established to put such a strategy in place. In addition, we should get a dedicated timeframe as to when we can see this happen. HSE...”

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• Has spoken in 101 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• People have made 3 comments 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") 1015 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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