• Fianna Fail Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2019)

“I would like to raise three issues today. The first relates to the amendments passed by Members of Parliament in Westminster yesterday. They voted to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland unless power-sharing is restored by 21 October. They also overwhelmingly voted in favour of an amendment to liberalise abortion law in Northern Ireland. While I very much welcome these amendments,...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

“I also welcome our former colleague and friends in the Gallery and hope they have a lovely day. I refer Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill's decision in respect of the State's interpretation of the European Court of Human Rights judgment in the case brought by Louise O'Keeffe against the State. Mr. Justice O'Neill described the State's interpretation and approach as an "inherent inversion of...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)

“I raise two issues today. The first relates to the Ulster Bank sale of a €900 million portfolio of mortgages. I understand that 3,600 customers will be affected by the sale who have been engaging with the bank and made various short-term arrangements with it. In January 2019, Fianna Fáil's vulture fund regulation legislation was enacted by the Oireachtas. The Consumer...”

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• Has spoken in 86 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") 184 times in debates — average among Senators.
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