• Fianna Fail Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Donegal North East
• Changed party from IND-FF on 26 Jul 2006
• Left the Dáil on 25 February 2011 — did not stand for re-election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
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Seanad: Breast Cancer Services: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

“The Minister is welcome. I thank her for staying for the whole debate. I am certainly no expert when it comes to breast cancer diagnosis, but I have been lobbied by people in my constituency, and one in particular in County Donegal who is part of Lobular Ireland. Senator Costello and others discussed breast density. What Lobular Ireland is calling for is the introduction of standardised...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

“I wish the Chair well on his role in the five years ahead. It is great to see such a large gathering here today. I suppose the committee was smaller heretofore, and this augurs well for it over the next term. This is my third time being a member of this committee. I was a member of the first committee in 2007. The committee has done some great work over the years but the piece missing is...”

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 May 2025)

“What is that period of time?”

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• Has spoken in 22 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 6 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 64 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 — average among Senators.
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