• Fine Gael Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Neale Richmond speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permits Applications (11 Oct 2018)

“I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Pat Breen, and thank him for taking this Commencement matter. I also thank the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Heather Humphreys, for the reply to the letter I sent her in September about this issue. I will address three key areas related to work permits, an issue that...”

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permits Applications (11 Oct 2018)

“I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply and the heartening statistics he outlined. I acknowledge the efforts of his Department and appreciate its ongoing engagement in this area. It is open and recognises there is an issue which needs to be addressed. However, as we face into a chaotic global economic scene with Brexit approaching and the regressive trade policies of Trump...”

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2018)

“The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding arrangements for the sitting of the House on Tuesday, 9 October 2018, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; and No. 2, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 – Committee Stage (Resumed), to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to be adjourned no later than 2.45 p.m., if not previously concluded.”

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• Has spoken in 27 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 78 times in debates — below average among Senators.
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