• Labour Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nursing Homes (25 Mar 2026)

“Thank you. Minister Cosgrove.”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nursing Homes (25 Mar 2026)

“Lovely. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I start by acknowledging the role my former county council colleagues Michael Clarke and Joe Queenan have played in bringing this matter to national attention, and to Sorcha Crowley, a Sligo native, for raising this issue in The Irish Times last week. To give the Minister of State some background, Sonas Retirement Village is made up of...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nursing Homes (25 Mar 2026)

“I thank the Minister of State for listening to the real story behind these people. The tenants I have met are old, vulnerable, confused and scared. I appeal to the hopefully higher nature of the people who own the units. In the event of this not happening, there have to be emergency provisions in place whereby the Department can step in and acquire these properties via compulsory purchase...”

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• Has spoken in 112 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 119 times in debates — average among Senators.
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