• Sinn Fein Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
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Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (26 Mar 2025)

“I welcome the Minister of State. I definitely will not take the ten minutes. Sinn Féin will be supporting the Bill. We welcome this debate, notwithstanding the delay with the Bill moving from the Dáil to the Seanad. The Minister listened to my colleague Deputy Pearse Doherty and made amendments in the Dáil. As reported in today's edition of the Irish Examiner, the...”

Seanad: Special Education Provision: Motion (26 Mar 2025)

“I second the motion and call for a clear commitment. I thank the Minister of State for attending. I rise not just as a Senator but as a mother and someone who listens carefully to families across this country, especially in my county of Laois, who are in crisis. There is a severe lack of special school and autism spectrum disorder, ASD, school placements in this State. This is not just...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (19 Mar 2025)

“I rise today to highlight an urgent crisis in mental health services in my constituency of Laois and all across Ireland. Save Our Sons and Daughters, SOSAD, is a vital front-line mental health organisation. It is on the brink of closure due to financial constraints at a time when its services have never been in more demand. Last week alone, SOSAD in Portlaoise saw 108 clients compared to...”

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