• Independent Senator (University of Dublin)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

“I thank all of the representatives for their presentations. I will focus on Mr. Connolly. I agree with everything included in his submission. I am sure other committee members will pick up on what is included in the other presentations. I heard what Mr. Connolly had to say about operations, but in a sense it is about policies because to improve operations we might need to improve the...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

“In respect of documentation that is or is not accepted some people cannot even appeal because SUSI says it does not know what documentation to request for proof of estrangement. That needs to be cleared up because people who are starting the college year are in limbo. If SUSI has reduced funding, do our guests have a target for refusals that they must reach?”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

“People are not being told what documentation they need. They have provided every sort of documentation they could possibly imagine would be enough and SUSI is saying it does not know.”

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• Has spoken in 74 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 230 times in debates — average among Senators.
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