• 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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Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

“The old dog-----”

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

“While I was listening to the debate, and I profess no knowledge of the subject matter, I was looking at the property supplement in The Irish Timestoday and as dogs are being mentioned by name I want to say there is a particular dog called Otto whose owners are selling their house in Rathgar for €1.45 million and one of the features of the house in leafy Dublin 6 is that there is a...”

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

“I reported progress yesterday-----”

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• Has spoken in 70 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") 778 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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