Substitute
Senator
Social Democrats
Seanad Éireann
IE - - Dublin 2
Ireland
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
, 2025
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
23/04/2026 | 11:34:31 Thank you very much. The current conflict in the Middle East is a direct result of President Donald TRUMP and Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU's illegal war. Let there be no doubt that President Donald TRUMP is a warmonger. Since his second term, President Donald TRUMP has bombed seven countries, including bombing a girls' school in Iran, killing 175 people, most of them children. The bombing campaign has brought suffering to people across the Middle East, but we need to be clear that this... 23/04/2026 | 10:22:32 Thank you very much. And I want to thank the rapporteur for bringing forward this debate. This year, Ukraine enters its fourth consecutive year of bloodshed as a result of the crime of aggression. We've seen significant progress in establishing the legal framework for a special tribunal, and that is historic. It's a massive step in the right direction for accountability. We want to note that the International Criminal Court (ICC) remains the most suitable venue to prosecute these crimes... 22/04/2026 | 17:46:09 Thank you. I want to thank the rapporteur Ms Gala VELDHOEN for the comprehensive report. The abolition of the death penalty is a foundational principle of the Council of Europe. It's embedded in our commitment to human dignity, the rule of law, the absolute prohibition of inhumane and degrading treatment. Therefore, it's completely indefensible and inconceivable that Israel continues to retain observer status at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and indeed Venice Commission... 22/04/2026 | 16:12:45 Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. You're obviously two years now into your mandate. In that time we've seen a very sharp deterioration in the protection of rights in a variety of ways: the violations that we've seen in Ukraine, intolerance towards migrants, effective funding reductions at the Council of Europe, poor rates of execution of judgments, and this talk of sort of rupture of international law, as if we're pulling away from international law instead of leaning into it. I suppose my... 22/04/2026 | 13:26:41 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Violence against women is an epidemic. In Ireland, 35% of women have experienced psychological, physical or sexual abuse from an intimate partner. 25% of women have experienced sexual violence from a partner as an adult. This year on the island of Ireland, we have seen 4 women murdered: In the North: Amy Doherty - mother-of-two from Derry was killed. Ellie Flanagan A childcare worker was killed in March. In the South: Scarlett Faulkner was in...
09/07/2025 | Doc. 16155 | Written declaration Upholding the rights to protest: defending the Budapest Pride march 23/04/2025 | Doc. 16113 | Written declaration Kazakhstan: systematic violations of human rights and political freedoms through judicial, financial and transnational repression must end 08/04/2025 | Doc. 16155 | Written declaration Upholding the rights to protest: defending the Budapest Pride march
22/04/2026 | Doc. 16370, vote on the draft text for resolution Paving the way for a culture of consent 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16372, vote on the draft text for resolution Promoting the Istanbul Convention and improving its implementation: building on lessons learnt 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16375 rev, vote on the draft text for resolution Towards the universal abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances 08/04/2025 | Doc. 16131, vote on the draft text for recommendation Foreign interference: a threat to democratic security in Europe 08/04/2025 | Doc. 16131, vote on the draft text for resolution Foreign interference: a threat to democratic security in Europe