• Fianna Fail Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Seanad: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Motion (12 May 2026)

“I thank the Minister for coming to the House for this important debate. I support many of the views expressed across the House today and thank my colleagues for bringing the issue forward. I thank the Minister for the work he has done on Jennie's law, Valerie's law, the reform of the use of therapy notes and the expansion of refuge places. I would also like to commend the fine work being...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence, Defence, Security and Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2026)

“The gentleman are very welcome. I thank them for attending today and for giving us their time in preparing their statements and briefing the committee on the hugely important work they are doing at the University of Limerick. I first came across them a number of years ago when I received a briefing on their work in relation to floating offshore wind and the potential for supporting the...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence, Defence, Security and Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2026)

“In the interest of time, I am thinking from the funding and capacity development perspectives. Professor Toal mentioned he could see that we might have a dispersed model here, where our own Army will need to develop its own capabilities and the Garda may need to but how does that compare to other countries in how they structure it?”

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• Has spoken in 58 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
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