• Independent Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Frances Black speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Nov 2025)

“On behalf of the Civil Engagement Group, I send our condolences to the families of the five young people, all in their 20s, who lost their lives in the serious road traffic collision that took place outside Ardee, County Louth, on Saturday evening. They were all friends and had their lives ahead of them. For that to be taken away is absolutely devastating. I know this has completely...”

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (6 Nov 2025)

“I, too, welcome all our visitors, including Billy’s wife, Anne, his family, Ian and Tracy, and, of course, Councillor Anna Grainger. I am really glad to be honouring Billy Lawless today. He was an out-and-out gentleman. I have never come across anybody so good, kind and decent as Billy Lawless. He was a man whose life was a bridge between Galway and Chicago, between the old world...”

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (5 Nov 2025)

“I second the amendment.”

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• Has spoken in 23 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 384 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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