• Independent Senator (University of Dublin)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2022 — Byelection
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Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

“Go raibh maith agat, Chair. I thank the witnesses for coming in and for the presentations. When my son was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease he was 18 months old and the prognosis put to us was that he would be a wheelchair user. Obviously, that was very shocking and completely alters your sense of what will happen next. I was walking down Grafton Street afterwards and saw a guy in...”

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

“It was increasing; that is good. What are the principal barriers to participation for disabled citizens? What can we do, as public representatives, to help Ms McTavish in her mission for inclusivity, diversity and equity?”

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

“It is not a criticism.”

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• Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — 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") 183 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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