• 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: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2019)

“I support what Senator Freeman said about psychiatric services. If, as she stated, an emergency appointment for a psychiatric interview is taking 13 weeks, we are not just talking about delays but also about lives. The HSE is statute-bound to provide psychiatric services, and there comes a point at which it is in breach of its statutory duty. I think this will end up in the courts in the...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2019)

“The building is not the headquarters at all.”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2019)

“So did I.”

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• Has spoken in 98 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") 1062 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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