• Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Bay South
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): An Garda Síochána, Covid-19 Pandemic, Garda Data, Departmental Staff Data, Ukraine War

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Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

“I am conscious that this is the first time Senator Conway has spoken on this grouping of amendments. At the end of his contribution, Senator McDowell mentioned that insurance companies are dictated to by the bottom line, and he is absolutely right about that. However, as legislators, we cannot be dictated to by people whose only interest is the bottom line. We need to enact legislation...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

“I thank Senator Higgins for her amendments. She has put forward two amendments, Nos. 6 and 7, which are identical and which seek the removal of the words "or is likely to cause" in the new section 12 governing defamation of a body corporate. I think it is always important when we are discussing and debating amending legislation that we recall what the underlying existing legislation...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

“Yes.”

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• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
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