• Labour Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2025)

“I will use this opportunity today to speak about the eradication of child poverty. Many of my colleagues in here are also members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Equality. We spent a lot of time looking at ways and listening to external organisations about ways to eliminate child poverty and about political choices. Instead of giving €750 million of a VAT cut to...”

Seanad: Irish Unity: Motion (3 Dec 2025)

“Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. This is a timely motion. I thank the Sinn Féin Senators who brought it forward for giving us the chance to discuss this most fundamental issue in the House. As someone who lived and worked in the North before and after the Good Friday Agreement – I worked across all communities – and who is from the Border region, I have a...”

Seanad: Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2025)

“I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome the opportunity to speak, but I am also disappointed that the Government's amendments came so late in the day A total of 300 amendments is an awful lot for such substantial and important legislation. This Bill is going to affect the lives of some of the most vulnerable groups in society, as the Minister of State well knows. The amendments...”

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• Has spoken in 97 committee discussions and Dáil debates since entering the Oireachtas. No comparison to other members is shown here because this member has been in office for less than a year.
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