• Independent Senator (National University of Ireland)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Nov 2025)

“I have several amendments in this grouping. It was interesting to hear the Minister of State describe the recouping of money by the ESB. I do not have an amendment on this issue but it is very important that in the recouping of those moneys over long periods, we do not see situations such as we have seen in the past whereby domestic and household energy users have, in effect, ended up...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2025)

“I thank the Minister. We have a series of amendments under this section. I look forward to the Minister's engagement with them. Effectively, the concern in this whole group of amendments relates to the anti-SLAPP provisions in the Bill, which are required, under EU Directive 2024/1069, to be implemented by March of next year. We have concerns that the provisions contained in the Bill put...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

“We had some engagement in the previous climate committee on the report on circularity. A lot of that report on circularity ended up focusing on the construction sector. Has progress been made on some of the things that would have been recommendations from the committee at that time? A couple of the areas the witnesses have touched on point towards that. They spoke about shifts in...”

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• Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2076 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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