• 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) (12 Nov 2025)

“In the first instance we are talking about the new section 13 I am including in the Bill. The purpose of section 13 is to provide another defence. This time it will be referred to as a live-broadcast defence. The purpose of this defence is that a broadcaster broadcasting a live situation will have some level of protection in response to a guest on the programme who utters something that is...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2025)

“I will be brief. This is a provision that I am introducing, which I hope the Oireachtas will support it, for the purpose of facilitating the freedom of expression side of the balancing act. Section 27A will be a worthwhile amendment once it is put into the Defamation Act. It will facilitate live broadcasts. We have to be careful as politicians stating whether we think live broadcasts are...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2025)

“I will try to be brief. At the outset, I will consider all the things that have been referred to here during the consideration of whether I need to bring forward Report Stage amendments. This is no effort by me or the Government to curry favour with the media.As I said previously, the purpose of defamation law and amendments to the Defamation Act is to try the balance the sometimes...”

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• Has spoken in 65 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 627 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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