Am Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Science and Technology

• Deal with Social Media Companies on regulation
• Introduced new laws to manage social media
• Proposed regulation for “fake news” and dark ads
• Measures to avoid online harms and internet safety
• Have argued for importance of cyber-security
• Member of International Cross-Parliamentary Group
• Quoted in US, UK, Chinese and Russian Media

• Deal with Universities and Research Institutes
• Advocate for Knowledge Economy and Research Funding
• Work with FDI and many Tech/Sci Multinational Firms
• Critical to support discovery and innovation and future jobs
• Published “Science Foundation Ireland” legislation
• Won cross-party support for Ireland to join CERN
• Sat on Oireachtas committee to implement GDPR into Irish Law
• Introduced multiple private members bills and legislative amendments