• Independent Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 10 October 2014 — Byelection
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020)

“I would like to complement Senator Kyne on what he has just said. He is a typical rural politician, he understands what is going on in his local area and as a fellow Galwegian, I congratulate him for bringing that forward. We need to support local industry. Speaking of supports, there is an issue I often discuss in this House, which some Members think is purely political but it is not. It...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020)

“And George Best.”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Establishment of an Independent Public Inquiry into the Murder of Pat Finucane: Motion (26 Nov 2020)

“I have very little to say on this other than to express my deep regret at the loss of Mr. Finucane's father, a man who was doing his best for the society he worked in. It is simply not good enough that it has dragged on all of these years. I know that colleagues in Sinn Féin have always felt that there should be a truth commission to go back over some of the things that happened during...”

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• Has spoken in 58 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") 649 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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