• Fianna Fail Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (1 Oct 2025)

“I thank the Minister of State for being here today. October is breast cancer awareness month so it is very timely that I am raising this issue today, the same day that I will attend my annual mammogram. I will most certainly be repeating myself today as I have spoken previously about the delays in scanning in symptomatic breast clinics. I will continue to repeat myself because the...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (1 Oct 2025)

“I thank the Minister of State for her response. I have concerns. There is a specific issue with the symptomatic breast disease clinics. It is about when a girl, generally of 36 years or under, presents after being referred by her GP with a lump and is sent away without a scan that day. I think something has changed over the years. Years ago when I was diagnosed, I never met anybody who...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (24 Sep 2025)

“To refresh memories, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, DMD, is a progressive neuromuscular disease that causes the weakening of muscles over time. It almost exclusively affects boys, with symptoms typically appearing between the ages of one and three. In Ireland today, around 110 people are known to be living with DMD and most of them are under 18. A child living with DMD struggles to walk, run...”

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