• 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: International Trade and International Relations: Statements (3 Apr 2025)

“I welcome Minister of State, Deputy Byrne. The comments from the Tánaiste this morning are most welcome. His tone and approach are very welcome. It is very important that we are not caught up with what a lot of media have been caught up with since the US presidential election and throughout the whole era of Trumpism, namely, the constant rhetoric about what Trump is doing today and...”

Seanad: Housing: Statements (2 Apr 2025)

“Not today, Chairman. I welcome the Minister to the House and say goodbye to the students. Slán anois. The Minister is very welcome. I congratulate him on his new appointment. No doubt it is quite a task, but he has very capable hands and I have great trust in him. I know the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, put everything into the Department. Some people believe it is a matter...”

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Second Stage (4 Mar 2025)

“The Minister of State is welcome to the House with this, his first Bill. Fianna Fáil welcomes and supports the Bill. As the Minister of State outlined, the Bill provides for the establishment of the marine accident investigative unit within the Department of Transport and for a regulatory regime to be put in place for the construction and operation of offshore service vessels operating...”

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• Has spoken in 22 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 5 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.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• 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.
• 25 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Niall Blaney speaks.
• 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") 57 times in debates — average among Senators.
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