• Independent Senator (National University of Ireland)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Air Navigation Orders (7 Nov 2024)

“What inspections have taken place under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order since May 2024 to enforce the prohibition of the use of Irish airspace for the carriage of munitions of war, weapons, ammunition and dangerous goods, including dual-use goods? What exemptions have been granted under that order? This is important. I have included...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Air Navigation Orders (7 Nov 2024)

“What I am hearing is that the "eyes wide shut" approach is continuing.There is a suggestion there has been no inspection despite the litany of reports we have seen. We are not calling for random inspections, we are calling for very real and reasonably targeted inspections of flights coming from countries such as the US and Germany in particular, which have been shown to be carrying arms. We...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Air Navigation Orders (7 Nov 2024)

“It would be more credible if the Government took the powers it has and used them to the fullest extent. That the legislation is from the 1970s and 1980s does not tell us anything. I have explicitly read into the record the powers that are there at present. Obviously we should have stronger powers but we should certainly have a first step which not only looks at the legislation but begins...”

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• Has spoken in 71 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2017 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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