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Senator Michael McDowell, former TD

- 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
- Email me whenever Michael McDowell speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residences (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Jan 2023)
“I support the idea of preventing people from picketing the homes of Members of the Oireachtas because they are their homes and Members are entitled to the same privacy that anybody else is at their home. It struck me that way back in 1994, a Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act was passed which provides in section 5: (1) It shall be an offence for any person in a public place to engage in...”
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residences (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Jan 2023)
“Kildare is the best place to have it.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 51 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
- People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
- 14 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Michael McDowell speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1341 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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