• Independent Senator (University of Dublin)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (7 May 2025)

“Unfortunately, I have to let the Minister of State go to vote in the Dáil.”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (7 May 2025)

“I ask the Minister of State to briefly respond to Senator Cosgrove and then we will move on.”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

“I hope that in the coming weeks we can arrange statements on the recent publication of the review of the operation of section 7A of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993. I was in the minority in this Chamber in 2017. Only a couple of us at that time spoke against the introduction of section 7A. It was promised at the time that there would be a review of the Act by 2020. Five years...”

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• Has spoken in 39 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• People have made 1 comment 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") 659 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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