• Fine Gael Senator (Cultural and Educational Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

“One of the points I want to talk about is renewable energy and some of the attached benefits that we can initialise with renewable energy to encourage more people, in particular people in the farming community, to get involved. One of the issues I want to highlight in that regard is something I have raised in the Seanad before. It is about the abolition of the 50% rule, whereby no more than...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

“As an avid rail user in terms of how we get from the west to here, I am sure the Leader will understand why I am raising this issue. The Enterprise is our largest and most frequent train on the Dublin to Belfast corridor. Between 9 May and 21 May, a 13-day period, there were 21 delays to the service. I am sure we can agree that an incidence of 21 delays is somewhat out of the ordinary and...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Poverty: Discussion (23 May 2023)

“Ms Petrie spoke of the concept of community energy provider advisers. That is a good idea. Members of the public can be somewhat overwhelmed by the bureaucracy and red tape associated with applications. How would that work in reality? Would local authorities provide this service or would it work well in community welfare offices? Who are the community energy advisers? Who pays them and...”

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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 196 times in debates — below average among Senators.
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