• Independent 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 (26 Nov 2020)

“I wish to highlight today the Government’s White Paper on ending direct provision, which is scheduled to be published before the end of 2020. It is essential that we put pressure on the legislators to use the key recommendations of the groundbreaking report by Catherine Day. We must see an end to direct provision, an end to institutionalised living and an end to congregated...”

Seanad: Inquiry into the Murder of Mr. Patrick Finucane: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

“I would like to share time with Senator Higgins.”

Seanad: Inquiry into the Murder of Mr. Patrick Finucane: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

“The Minister is welcome to the House and it is good to see him here. I also extend a warm welcome to John Finucane. I commend Senator Ó Donnghaile's motion calling for a public inquiry into the assassination of solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989, which I am delighted to have signed. It is great to see such cross-party co-operation. As people have rightly said today, Geraldine Finucane is...”

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• Has spoken in 18 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 153 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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