• Fianna Fail Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Hemp Production: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2026)

“I welcome the witnesses. I have no doubt they were tuned in to last week's proceedings, so there is no point in going back over all the benefits of hemp. Those of us who were not familiar with the crop before our meeting last week are beginning to ask why we are not growing a lot more hemp in this country. As I said last week, I had a Bill written, the agricultural products Bill, which...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Hemp Production: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2026)

“I apologise for stopping Dr. O'Reilly. It is not that I am walking out over anything he said but I have to go. I will read his answers after. I have to go to the Seanad to vote.”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Hemp Production: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2026)

“Does Dr. O'Reilly not see the potential of hemp as a lifeline for the tillage sector?”

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• Has spoken in 38 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 231 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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