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Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (8 May 2024)

“Do not speak about it unless you have all the facts.”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (8 May 2024)

“I welcome the kids from sixth class, rang a sé, from County Meath to the House as well. I welcome my colleague from Mayo, the Minister of State, Deputy Alan Dillon. As I think this is first session in the Seanad, I wish him a very long and bright future as a Minister of State, and that he would be back many times to this House. I first put this issue to the Department of...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (8 May 2024)

“I thank the Minister of State for the response. However, there is no great light at the end of the tunnel in this. It seems that the Department does not mind what is thrown into the skip. The value of all this is that parts are recycled. For parts to be recycled and a carbon footprint to be attached to them, they have to be physically taken out of the car that is being recycled. That...”

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• Has spoken in 43 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• People have made 3 comments 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") 1377 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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