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  • Former Fine Gael Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
  • Former Fine Gael TD for Meath West
  • Left the Dáil on 26 February 2016 — General election
  • Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
  • Entered the Seanad on 27 May 2016 — appointed
  • Left the Seanad on 31 March 2020 — General election

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

“The Government got poor legal advice”

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Second Stage (18 Apr 2019)

“It is proposed that spokespersons may speak for eight minutes, with five minutes allocated for other speakers.”

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2019: Second Stage (18 Apr 2019)

“We live in a changing society that in the relatively recent past has become more diverse in its range of family formations.It is important that we reflect this in our laws and how we recognise family units. The Bill will resolve several difficulties in the registration of donor-assisted births and will be progressed as a priority. The main proposal in this Bill is to provide for...”

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  • Has spoken in 47 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
  • Has spoken in 3 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
  • Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
  • People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
  • People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
  • This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 30 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 19 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 58 times in debates — well below average among Senators.
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Register of Members' Interests

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Shadow: Trim Forum Ltd.: C.E. Scheme for youth
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