• Sinn Fein Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (12 Feb 2026)

“I am going to take some points from the opening statement and ask some questions. I am not going to waste my time trying to deflect from what we are actually here to discuss. When the Government side has to spend its time attacking Sinn Féin rather than explaining how this Bill is going to affect renters, it is saying all we need to say. The irony is striking. The Government side has...”

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Child Bereavement) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (11 Feb 2026)

“I am proud to second this motion and sincerely commend my colleague, Senator Nicole Ryan, for bringing forward this Bill. Senator Ryan has done something really important here. She has seen a gap in the law, listened to the lived experience, decided that it was not right and tried to fix it. As she said, this Bill is about one simple thing, namely, allowing a mother who has lost a child to...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Confidence in the Beef Sector: Discussion (11 Feb 2026)

“I thank everybody for coming in. I really appreciate it. I was at an IFA meeting the other night in Abbeyleix, County Laois, and I can see two different narratives out there. There is a narrative up here in this House that the IFA may be running away with itself, that Mr. Gorman is running away with himself and that he does not have the backing of the IFA. I put on record that every...”

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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 42 times in debates — below average among Senators.
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