• Fianna Fail Senator (Cultural and Educational Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (3 Dec 2025)

“There is not a single special educational needs, SEN, classroom at second level in Loughrea, County Galway. There is a rural hinterland with a population of 24,000 served by two secondary schools, not one of which has an SEN classroom. That is wrong in this day and age.An awful lot of students drive through Loughrea town and past their local secondary schools to get to towns like Athenry in...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (3 Dec 2025)

“I appreciate the response and I know the Minister of State is delivering it on behalf of a different Minister but, basically, what we hear in the response is that there is one SEN classroom on the way in Loughrea. It does not exist; it is on the way. I know that four are approved and that the project is at stage 2a with the Department, but I ask that that stage be fast-tracked. In a town...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2025)

“Last Thursday evening, I left Leinster House and hurried home to a talk in then Meadowcourt Hotel, which was completely sold out, by Aoife Noone on her Think Smart Cyber safety initiative, which tries to educate parents on the dangers of the online world for their children, and empower them. Parents are extremely fearful of what their children face online. They do not have a clue and feel...”

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