• Fine Gael TD for Cork South-Central
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Redundancy Payments, Ministerial Advisers, Proposed Legislation, Local Authority Funding, Departmental Staff

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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Procedures (1 May 2025)

“I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Health. I congratulate Deputy Ward on his appointment as Chair of the European affairs committee and wish him well in the role. He has raised a very important matter regarding women's health and the healthcare provided to them. The urogynaecological transvaginal mesh is used in the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (1 May 2025)

“6 o’clock I congratulate Deputy Cahill on his appointment. He is a very fine ambassador for the tourism sector not just in Kerry but across the country. I wish him well on that. I heard him raise it this morning with the Tánaiste during Questions on Policy or Legislation. First, to briefly put context on it, the Office of Public Works conserves and manages...”

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (1 May 2025)

“I again emphasise that I hear Deputy Cahill. Sceilg Mhichíl is a site of extraordinary significance and the OPW is seeking to carefully manage the built and natural heritage of the site for the enjoyment of current and future generations. The OPW recognises the significance of the Skelligs with regard to tourism and the economic activity of Kerry, as articulated by Deputy Cahill, and...”

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• Has spoken in 14 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 319 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 21 written questions in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 44 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Jerry Buttimer speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 317 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2387 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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