• Fine Gael Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central
• Left the Dáil on 26 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
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Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (9 May 2024)

“I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Barry Ward - the need for the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to make a statement on the steps he is taking to ensure that companies which have laid fibre optic cable put the facility into operation. Senator Tim Lombard - the need for the Minister for...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters (9 May 2024)

“As Senator Ward is not here at the moment, I propose that we take Senator Lombard's matter now. For the convenience of the House, the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth is taking all three matters. I thank him for being here.”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2024)

“Before I call the Acting Leader to announce the Order of Business I welcome the students from Firhouse Community College in Tallaght who are here this morning. They are very welcome to Leinster House, céad míle fáilte.”

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• Has spoken in 115 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 353 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 294 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — 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.
• 34 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Jerry Buttimer speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 296 times in debates — average among TDs.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2317 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)

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