• Fianna Fail Senator (Administrative Panel)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Kildare South
• Left the Dáil on 8 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 29 June 2020 — General election
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2025)

“I add my voice of formal welcome on the behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party to the ambassador from Cyprus. It was lovely to meet him earlier. I wish all Cypriots living in Ireland a good and happy independence day. Jenny Poole would have been 29 today. She should have been celebrating her birthday with her two young children, her parents and her family. Sadly, as we know, she was...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2025)

“It will not come as any surprise to hear me talking about this Commencement matter. Coming from south Kildare, it is a topic that is very close to my heart. The military and defence family are very much part of the whole social, economic and professional fabric of Kildare and right around the country. Over the years, we have seen a lack of investment in our Defence Forces and we have a...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2025)

“I acknowledge the work that has been done on recruitment and retention. I am disappointed that there is not anything in the response the Minister of State received from the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence's office in relation to the Curragh Plains. This is absolutely a key part here. We are halfway through the period from 2022 to 2028 to which the Minister of State referred and only...”

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• Has spoken in 126 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 100 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 560 written questions in the last year — well above 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.
• 35 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Fiona O'Loughlin speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 226 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 526 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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