• Independent Senator (University of Dublin)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2022 — Byelection
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Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

“Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar maidin. Is iontach, agus ait, é a fheiceáil ina shuí trasna an tseomra in ionad ina shuí ag barr an tseomra. Tá ceist shimplí agam ar dtús. How many children with special or additional needs do not have school places as we speak?”

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

“It was predicted in The Irish Times earlier in the year - I think in July - that there would be 260 without places. What is the quantum in those single figures?”

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

“Can you give me an idea? Is it 70 or 80 or-----”

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• Has spoken in 55 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• People have made 1 comment 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") 179 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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