• Fianna Fail Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Entered the Seanad on 29 June 2020 — General election
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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vacant Properties (20 Mar 2025)

“I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. In a world where we are surrounded and bombarded daily with bad news housing stories, I want to talk about one positive housing story. The croí cónaithe vacant property grants were introduced by the previous Government in 2022. I had the privilege of working with the previous Minister, his Department and our local authority...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vacant Properties (20 Mar 2025)

“I thank the Minister of State for his kind words. Solving the housing crisis is our number one priority. The work the Government and the Minister of State do, and which all of us can do to support the Government to achieve that outcome, is a privilege for us. I acknowledge in the Minister of State's reply the fact that the croí cónaithe grant can be used in combination with the...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2025)

“I ask the Deputy Leader to ask the Minister for Justice to introduce legislative protections for retailers to protect them from spurious and vexatious defamation claims. The Deputy Leader and I are aware that shopkeepers are up early in the morning, providing essential front-line services in all of our communities. A recent survey of retailers found that 94% of them have been impacted by...”

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• Has spoken in 32 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 228 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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