• Fine Gael Senator (Cultural and Educational Panel)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Galway West
• Left the Dáil on 8 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever Seán Kyne speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2025)

“The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on sea fisheries, to be taken at 1 p.m. and to conclude at 2.30 p.m. if not previously concluded, with time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, group spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes, all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, time may be shared, and the Minister to be given not less than eight...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2025)

“I thank Senators for this contributions. Senator O'Loughlin raised the fact no music festival since 2018 has been broadcast or streamed by RTÉ. I agree with the statement by the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland that the failure by RTÉ to cover Electric Picnic is a missed opportunity to showcase Irish performers. The Senator mentioned Junefest in Newbridge and the...”

Seanad: Sea Fisheries: Statements (2 Jul 2025)

“I wish the Minister of State well in his role. I thank him for coming to the Seanad to provide his statement and listen to contributions from Members. I am certainly not an expert in this area. I will defer to colleagues like Senator Manus Boyle with his interest and work in this area over a long number of years. What I have heard from fishing communities over many years, and the...”

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• Has spoken in 163 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 139 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 30 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Seán Kyne speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 399 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 553 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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