• Fine Gael Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Seanad: Local Government (Support for Elected Members) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2025)

“On a point of clarity, the former Minister, Mr. Hogan, was not a Minister in 2008 and 2009, as Senator Andrews alluded to. I would like the record to be corrected. I remind Senator Andrews that he himself was a Fianna Fáil TD in government at that time.”

Seanad: Local Government (Support for Elected Members) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2025)

“I was a member of the AILG when I was a councillor, and one of the concerns that came up was that a lot of councillors did not have health insurance. With more than 900 members, there should be some health insurance policy available. There is no mechanism to deal with the situation when councillors are sick and not fit to do their duties due to treatments or whatever it may be. That is one...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Dec 2025)

“Today, I rise to remember the late, great Paddy Cooney. He was a Member of this House and a member of Government for a number of years. I grew up with my grandmother and father who had great time for and empathy with the late Paddy Cooney. He was a fierce worker, and so it was when he put his name on the ballot paper. He always seemed to get elected in the Longford-Westmeath area. He was...”

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