• Fianna Fail Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever Ollie Crowe speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2025)

“I raise what is, unfortunately, becoming an increasing problem across Ireland, namely, damage to public property and public facilities such as playgrounds and community parks. This week, we have seen it in the form of arson at a playground in Coolock, where it is likely to take four to six months for the equipment to be replaced. Last month, newly installed toilets in St. Anne's Park,...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Nov 2025)

“Today I want to raise the issue of how our planning process works, or does not work in many cases, if we are being honest. All Members will be aware of projects being bogged down in endless delays and appeals tied up in court for years on end. The system should be for those who have an actual interest in the planning applications in question, not those seeking to push some sort of agenda....”

Seanad: Extra Time in State Exams for Students with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia: Motion (12 Nov 2025)

“I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and thank her for being here. This is a topic I raised earlier in the year in a Commencement matter with Senator Curley. It is an issue that could be resolved quickly enough in a straightforward manner and I hope today's debate will help that goal. As has been outlined, dyslexia is a learning difference that affects about one in ten students,...”

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• Has spoken in 29 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 115 times in debates — average among Senators.
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