• Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 30 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): International Protection, Electric Vehicles, Prison Service, Health Services, An Garda Síochána

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Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2025)

“Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht cuid dá ama a thabhairt dom. I am supporting the motions although I do not do so willingly. I recognise that the Special Criminal Court and the non-jury court that exists under the Acts to which the Minister has referred and Article 38.4 of the Constitution are a necessary evil rather than good things in and of themselves. As somebody who has...”

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

“What we saw in the "RTÉ Investigates" programme was very upsetting. The notion that anybody entrusts the loved one in their family, who is arguably at the most vulnerable stage in their life, to a home and they are treated in the way we saw them being treated is frightening as much as it is upsetting. The reality is that I talk to people every day who are in a situation where an...”

Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (18 Jun 2025)

“I have received apologies from Deputy Eamon Scanlon. The first item on our agenda is an engagement with the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, to discuss EU General Affairs Council meetings and related EU affairs matters. I welcome the Minister of State and, from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Maeve Von Heynitz and Tim Harrington. I thank them for giving us their time...”

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• Has spoken in 46 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
• Has spoken in 56 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
• Has received answers to 417 written questions since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 36 times in debates.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 432 times in debates.
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