• Independent Senator (National University of Ireland)
• Former Progressive Democrats TD for Dublin South East
• Left the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

“Can the witnesses reassure me that if, taking a topical example, somebody in Northern Ireland wanted to influence the pro-life, pro-choice issue here, there is no control or sanction in electoral or data protection law that can stop someone putting €1 million worth of selective advertising into that? The Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, did it in respect of Brexit but that is not a...”

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)

“I wish to comment on what Senator Horkan said about an hour and a half not being long enough to consider councillors' conditions. If it is any consolation to him, I will not be contributing to that debate.”

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)

“The second issue I was going to mention was touched on by Senator Horkan, namely, the rising tide of people who have no home. Coming into Leinster House, it was interesting to hear the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government dealing with this issue as best he could in an interview on RTÉ radio. However, the fundamental problem as I see it is that we are not engaged in...”

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• Has spoken in 56 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 630 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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