• Fine Gael Senator (Cultural and Educational Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2024)

“I wish to raise a report from the Central Bank about the flood protection gap. This appeared in the Irish Independent yesterday. Essentially, the flood protection gap is a problem that affects some parts of the country more than others, with 54% of the flood protection gap concentrated in just five counties. These counties include Dublin, Cork, Kildare and my own county of Louth. The...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Oct 2024)

“My home town of Dundalk has an incredibly proud sporting tradition. It is a football town and a GAA town. We have an incredible history of sport, no more so than in the world of athletics, where we recently had the Olympian, Kate O'Connor, and Irish athlete, Israel Olatunde. We have a very strong athletics and running history in my town. There are clubs with a long history, such as...”

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Oct 2024)

“Similar to my comments on this last year when it comes to energy credits, we have been very honest with the people at every stage over the past two to three years when it comes to the cost-of-living crisis. We have not been able to protect everybody from every pricing fluctuation, level of inflation and from competing costs. We have been honest that we cannot protect everyone from that....”

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