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Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

“I thank the Tánaiste and welcome him back to the House. I thank him for his detailed explanation in respect of this amendment. I have read the opinion that Senator Craughwell received from legal counsel. As a layperson, it seems that the rights of members of the Defence Forces are being undermined to a certain extent. On the last day I made the following point: if a member of the...”

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

“On a point of clarification, this is a Chamber to discuss legislation. This is the Chamber in which to makes arguments, not outside in the lobby area. This is the area where you put forward your ideas and concerns. The Minister takes them on board, or he does not. I resent Senator Craughwell's comment.”

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024)

“I welcome the Tánaiste to the House and also welcome Michael Flatley and his guests. I note that he is a guest of Senator Aidan Davitt. I was always wondering how he was good at dancing around difficult situations and now I know how that has happened. To follow on from what my colleagues have said in regard to the representative bodies, I agree with them. They believe this...”

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• Has spoken in 16 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 589 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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