• Independent Senator (National University of Ireland)
• Former Progressive Democrats TD for Dublin South East
• Left the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad Select Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (3 Apr 2025)

“It is not agreed, Chair.”

Seanad Select Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (3 Apr 2025)

“Just before the committee goes into private session, I want to put on the public record my deeply held conviction that the Oireachtas, and the two Houses of the Oireachtas, are not fulfilling their function in relation to subsidiarity issues or examinations. I also want to put on the public record my view that the sectoral committees, the formation of which at the moment is now delayed, are...”

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (26 Mar 2025)

“Agreed.”

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• Has spoken in 48 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1516 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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