• Fine Gael Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (10 May 2021)

“Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit freisin. Tá mé an-bhuíoch di as ucht teacht anseo chun labhairt linn ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. Tá a fhios agam go gcuirfidh sí an t-eolas os comhair an Aire Oideachais freisin. As the Minister of State will be aware, Gaelscoil Laighean, the only non-denominational Gaelscoil in the Dún Laoghaire area,...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (10 May 2021)

“I appreciate what the Minister of State said. In fact, her office is the only one that has been able to give me any kind of concrete information on this matter, so I am grateful to her for that. However, I cannot accept the official response that the Eblana Avenue site is suitable for the reasons I mentioned. I acknowledge the Deansgrange site was always meant to be an interim one. The...”

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

“Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Aontaím go hiomlán leis na Seanadóirí a dúirt gur ceart go mbeadh daoine agus custaiméirí in ann a gcuid gnó a dhéanamh leis na mbainc trí Ghaeilge, más féidir. Tá sé an-éasca do na bainc rudaí a chur ar bun do dhaoine mar sin. Tá sé sin an-tábhachtach ar fad....”

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• Has spoken in 77 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") 82 times in debates — average among Senators.
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