• Independent Senator (National University of Ireland)
• Former Progressive Democrats TD for Dublin South East
• Left the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Michael McDowell speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024)

“Yesterday, I referred to a peaceful protest outside the House here as being probably extremist. I want to apologise to the people who participated in that protest. They were, in fact they were an entirely legitimate and well-intentioned group of people who came to protest. I received an email today from Michelle Keane, who organised it. I want to acknowledge that it was unfair of me to...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024)

“I tried.”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024)

“Under Standing Order 62(3)(b), I request that the division be taken again by other than electronic means.”

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• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1442 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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