• Independent Senator (University of Dublin)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

“I very much agree with Deputy Gannon in this regard for many reasons, and not only the uncertainties we are discussing. Under the general scheme, the Minister can enter contracts for services related to any of his functions under the Act. This means that there is no guarantee that detention facilities or designated asylum border facilities under head 123 will be State-led. What I am...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025: Discussion (14 Oct 2025)

“If that is the case, is somebody's movement is prohibited, how do we propose to prohibit that movement? Are we saying there will be more public service prisons to detain people who do not have movement?”

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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") 676 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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