• Independent Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2026)

“I thank the Minister of State for her constructive engagement on the Bill. I appreciate it and I hope it continues during this session. I hope we can find further places of alignment. The amendment seeks, if an involuntary admission order is revoked prior to a review board tribunal hearing date, to have that hearing automatically go ahead unless the person explicitly opts out. The fact...”

Seanad: Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2026)

“I move amendment No. 104b: In page 59, line 36, after “admission,” to insert the following: “and that consent in this case means consent of the person obtained freely without threats or inducements where adequate information in a form and language that the person can understand on the nature, purpose and likely effects and potential side-effects of the...”

Seanad: Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2026)

“I move amendment No. 104c: In page 59, line 38, after “procedure,” to insert the following: “including adequate information in a form and language that the person can understand on the nature, purpose, likely effects and potential side-effects of the treatment concerned,”.”

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• Has spoken in 35 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") 399 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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