• 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: Arts Funding (25 Nov 2025)

“I am here to speak about a couple of the schemes that receive extraordinarily small amounts of funding, yet do an incredible amount of heavy lifting in terms of arts and culture. We hear a lot of discussion about the importance of Ireland's cultural heritage, how much that is part of the identity we have internationally, how essential it is to our internal identity and the role it plays in...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Arts Funding (25 Nov 2025)

“I am concerned about the mention of demand-led. We know the problem is that there is a capping of very low amounts such as €20,000 or €150,000. We know about that demand, so it is not really demand-led because it is not actually matching the need that is there. I acknowledge what the Minister of State said in relation to the Dublin City Council partnership. In fact, it has...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2025)

“On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, sadly there is a huge amount to talk about. There has been a deep escalation in the normalisation of misogyny and performative cruelty and violence around the world. I want to focus particularly on the incredibly concerning issue of violence against women in conflict, and the use of violence against women explicitly as part...”

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• Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — 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") 2076 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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