• Fine Gael Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Cavan-Monaghan
• Left the Dáil on 26 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
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Seanad: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 Apr 2024)

“I have the honour and responsibility of representing my very able colleague and spokesperson in this area, Senator Garret Ahearn. That is my function today. I join colleagues in expressing delight in the Minister of State’s appointment. I have known her on the backbenches and worked on a few projects in common with her, most of them to do with the horrific situation in Gaza. In...”

Seanad: Smartphone and Social Media Use: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

“I suggest, with your permission, Acting Chair, and the permission of the House that I will share time with my distinguished colleague, Senator Cummins.”

Seanad: Smartphone and Social Media Use: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

“I did not realise there is time for both. I got the impression that there was not enough time. I am sorry. I apologise. That is even better. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, to the House. She is my good neighbour from home who is, sadly, in exile in Dublin, but we still claim her up there.”

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• Has spoken in 54 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 48 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — below average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 15 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Joe O'Reilly speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 126 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 719 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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