• Green Party Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Former Green Party TD for Carlow-Kilkenny
• Left the Dáil on 29 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

“The witnesses are welcome. I have to leave as I have important questions at the climate committee too, so I am trying to cover all angles. I have just a couple of questions because many of them have been addressed. There is no doubt that the Arts Council underwent a huge transformation over recent years and it has been transformative for the arts sector. I want to wish Ms Kennelly all the...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

“Regarding the expansion of the Arts Council staffing, has there been a swell in the middle management level that perhaps we are not seeing in the sector more widely? This is not a criticism but when I look at the theatre sector, which I have an involvement in, it has had a very poor uplift since 2008. I know the Minister has committed to a review but did that have any involvement in this...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

“Okay. I have two final questions. Going back to the Department, the Minister has stated that he is considering a review of governance and culture. What would that look like? Will we see the terms of reference of that? How is the "arm's length" principle enshrined in the Arts Act 2003 to be protected in light of the Minister's refusal to allow a recommendation from the board of the Arts...”

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• Has spoken in 82 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 50 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 472 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 390 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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