• Fianna Fail Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Left the Dáil on 29 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 10 December 2024 — General election
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2025)

“Yesterday was budget day, an important day in the life of any democracy. I assume many other Members, like me, were deeply troubled to see several streets in the perimeter of the Government buildings closed down. There was no protest, and no people were gathering. A small number of businesses on nearby streets were closed off. There were tourists looking at what was going on and wondering...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Oct 2025)

“I warmly welcome budget 2026. It is fair to say that no one budget can achieve everything a nation aspires to but this is a seismic budget in terms of what we are setting out to achieve on the single biggest challenge we have in the country, which is housing. We will have 10,200 social homes delivered in 2026 and 15,000 starter homes, through a variety of schemes, such as the first home...”

Seanad: Budget 2026 (Finance): Statements (7 Oct 2025)

“I welcome the Minister of State, my constituency colleague, Deputy Troy. I commend him on his very positive input into what is a progressive budget. We have spoken on many of the macro points in the budget but all politics is local and I want to look at it on a more micro level and highlight some of the issues as they continue to pertain to Longford. We would have preferred to see some...”

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• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 27 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 121 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — 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") 138 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 21 times in debates — well below 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.)