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Senator Mary Seery Kearney

- Fine Gael Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
- Entered the Seanad on 29 June 2020 — General election
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)
“I will speak to amendments Nos. 58 and 59. These relate to the proposal to delete "may" in section 12, to the extent it is practicable to do so, and replace it with "shall". I agree with what Senator Boyhan has said and I thought he would say what I am going to say but I realise that perhaps we disagree. We need to be careful that the language in the statute does not promise material that...”
- Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)
“I disagree with the amendments for the following reasons. In the apology the Minister gave to those affected, in this House, I did speak about the fact that illegality has an implication of criminality and that there needs to be a mechanism for assessment of that. On that basis, and following other discussions I have had around this, when the file is reviewed by the specialist entities that...”
- Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)
“We need to be careful not to suggest that empathy is the preserve of any one individual. The fact is that the Minister stood up and apologised on behalf of the State and while I might have given out to him about bits of that apology, the fact of it should not be lessened. The fact is that he acknowledged the illegality of what happened to individuals and that is now on the record of this...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 122 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
- People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 188 times in debates — average among Senators.
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