• Independent Senator (National University of Ireland)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Alice-Mary Higgins speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 May 2025)

“We will have statements on Europe Day later and I am looking forward to making a contribution. However, I have checked and Europe Day is usually celebrated on 9 May by the European Parliament and on 5 May by the European Council. While I am of course delighted we are going to have the opportunity to speak about Europe Day, I am a little puzzled as to why we are not doing so next week...”

Seanad: Europe Day 2025: Statements (1 May 2025)

“I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also welcome his commitment to engaging with the Seanad committee on the scrutiny of statutory instruments. It is an important part of how we play our role in ensuring we not only look at the EU laws and directives coming through but also contribute to ensure we have the best laws and decisions coming out of Europe. It is an important part of...”

Seanad: Europe Day 2025: Statements (1 May 2025)

“Fearing for your lives is exactly when you need to have standards in wars. It is why we have the Geneva Conventions.”

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• Has spoken in 66 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well 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") 2048 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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