• Independent Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 10 October 2014 — Byelection
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2025)

“Today is the first opportunity I have had to stand in solidarity with the Bosnia-Herzegovina Association of Ireland to commemorate the genocide at Srebrenica, the 30th anniversary of which passed on 29 June. In making that statement, I want to recognise what has become for me the normalisation of the war in Ukraine. Ukraine has slipped down the agenda and is not seen as the genocide that...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

“I welcome the Minister to the House. This is the first time I have addressed him since his elevation. I congratulate him on his new post and I think he is doing a fine job where he is. I rise today to speak on behalf of ISME. My lovely speech has been ruined because several people have already adverted to ISME's critique of the Bill. Nonetheless, I feel obliged to put the association's...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

“-----which benefits from maintaining Ireland's astronomical levels of defamation litigation. Even as claims fell to 289 cases in 2024, this remains higher than the 250 cases in England, as already pointed out. There is no judicial justification for this disparity. The Courts Service's annual report only scratches the surface. Defamation actions generate an estimated €30 million to...”

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• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1044 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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