• Independent Senator (University of Dublin)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Committee on Drugs Use: National Drugs Strategy: Discussion (13 Nov 2025)

“I thank the witnesses for their presentation. There is a real concern in Ireland around the shrinking space of civil society, especially community organisations, community development-led organisations and organisations that are willing to dissent, be critical, push back and call out policy when it is not working for particular communities. It is in that vein that I would like to ask the...”

Committee on Drugs Use: National Drugs Strategy: Discussion (13 Nov 2025)

“Can I ask who made the decision?”

Committee on Drugs Use: National Drugs Strategy: Discussion (13 Nov 2025)

“UISCE is a very particular service. Did she make the decision? No. Who made the decision? I am asking who make the decision. The Minister of State is the public representative. Legacy lies with her. She will be answerable to the electorate. I am asking if she made the decision. No. Who made the decision?”

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• Has spoken in 31 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• People have made 1 comment 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") 678 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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