• Fianna Fail Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

“I also listened intently yesterday evening and again today to Senator McDowell. The point he makes, which was verified and corroborated by Senator Burke, is that the retrospective part of the measure is where the complications seem to lie. If somebody knowingly does something going forward, that is a different kettle of fish. In cases where people have done something previously and got an...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jul 2024)

“I also welcome our newest Seandadóir, Nikki Bradley, to the House and congratulate her on her appointment. We wish her well. This is a very collegial House and we all work in harmony together, so I am sure she will fit in and get the run of it quite quickly. Today, I would like to raise the issue of the moratorium on data centres. This is a very Irish solution to an Irish problem....”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

“I welcome everybody to the meeting. It has been informative. I would be relatively aware of the Bill that has been brought forward by IPAV. I am relatively aware of the situation in which Mr. Garrett and Ms McKiernan are. I read a little ditty in yesterday's Irish Independent that the Law Society of Ireland, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, RICS, and whoever else seemed to...”

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• Has spoken in 18 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 151 times in debates — well below average among Senators.
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