• Fianna Fail TD for Clare
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Staff Training, National Broadband Plan, Hospital Waiting Lists

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Seanad: Sea Fisheries: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

“It is a pleasure to be back in the Seanad again. This is my second opportunity since being elected to the other House. I recall my time here with fondness. I join the Acting Chairperson in welcoming Eoghan Clonan, someone I have come to know over many years visiting this House with his dad. It is fantastic to see him with us today. I thank the Senators for seeking this opportunity...”

Seanad: Sea Fisheries: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

“I do. I wish to finish this piece on the EU-UK agreement. It was critically important for Ireland as we suffered disproportionately on quota transfers in the TCA and we were determined not to lose one more fish. There are people in the sector who would have liked to have had a reversal of the quota, but that was not possible. The agreement reached sees an extension of 12 years of the...”

Seanad: Sea Fisheries: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

“I thank the Cathaoirleach and all the Senators who contributed for their valuable input. As so much has been said, I will not be able to respond to each Senator individually but I will try insofar as I can, with the few minutes I have left, to cover some of the issues. Senator Blaney knows far more about fishing than I do but, by the same token, there is a lot in common between us, as...”

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• Has spoken in 18 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 38 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 81 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — above average among Senators.
• 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.
• 44 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Timmy Dooley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 781 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 360 times in debates — average among Senators.
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