• Sinn Fein Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

“To begin with, I am going to say something I do not say very often. Well said, Senator Mullen. Today I want to raise the issue of the State pension. A key commitment in the programme for Government is that the State pension should be benchmarked to 34% of average earnings in the State. This was a very welcome commitment, one that I think all parties would support. The problem of course is...”

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

“I put on record Sinn Féin's support for both amendments Nos. 39 and 40. As amendment No. 39 deals with the issue of the 180 days, it allows me to again ask the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, the question which he has, so far, refused to answer. I will ask it again, and I also ask the Minister for the courtesy of a straight response. How does he justify excluding the 24,000 residents who...”

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

“Perhaps the Minister will now answer the question I asked him. How does he justify the exclusion of the 24,000 people who spent less than six months in one of these institutions?”

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• Has spoken in 144 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 679 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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