Senator Joanne Collins vows to be a strong Oireachtas voice for Limerick County and Rural Ireland

Newly-elected Senator Joanne Collins has vowed to be the strong Sinn Féin voice the people of County Limerick need in the Oireachtas.

Speaking this evening after she was elected to the Seanad after the first count of the Agricultural panel today, Senator Collins said:

“I am absolutely delighted to be elected to Seanad. I strongly believe that the people of County Limerick need a strong Sinn Féin voice in the Oireachtas to represent them.

“As well as being that strong voice for the county, I am relishing working on behalf of rural Ireland, our towns and our villages, and in particular having the backs of section 39 workers in our community and voluntary sectors.

“I want to thank everybody who voted for me – all the TDs, councillors and outgoing Senators.

“But in particular, I want to thank the thousands of people in Limerick who voted for me in November’s General Election.

“We came so close to electing a TD for Limerick County for the first time and I know that for the thousands of people who voted for me that the return of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to government will be of great disappointment to them.

“But, following my election to the Seanad today, Limerick now has two Sinn Féin Oireachtas members in myself and Deputy Maurice Quinlivan, who will go toe to toe with the government from day one.

“We will continue to have your back, and we will work to build an Ireland that is fairer, united, and more equal; to achieve a new era where workers, families and communities come first.”