• Fine Gael Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Mar 2025)

“I raise the issue of the incremental purchase scheme that opened in Limerick yesterday in Cois na Sionainne in Clonmacken. It is a very good scheme for those on the housing waiting list and those in receipt of HAP and RAS. Three-bedroom houses are available for purchase by people who are willing to go the extra bit and put their savings forward for the purchase of a home. They have the...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (6 Mar 2025)

“I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber this morning.”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Mar 2025)

“I welcome French and Belgian politicians from the Francophone parliamentary assembly to the Visitors Gallery. We have Mrs. Anne Lambelin, a Belgian Senator; Mr. André Reichardt, a French Senator; and Mr. Fatmir Leci, a councillor in the Parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. They are accompanied by Ms Isabelle Kempeneers. I look forward to meeting them later. They are here...”

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• Has spoken in 78 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 431 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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