• Sinn Fein Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Bay South
• Left the Dáil on 29 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
• Email me whenever Chris Andrews speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2025)

“Most of us at this point would be familiar with the contractual issue affecting Oireachtas broadcasting workers. These workers are getting a fraction of the pay of similarly qualified workers elsewhere in the industry and are denied permanent contracts that would give them the rights they are due. At present, they are forced to find additional employment or rely on social welfare to make...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2025)

“Screening for the Israeli military.”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Military Aircraft (11 Jun 2025)

“Late last year, it was announced that the State would be purchasing four German-built multi-use Airbus helicopters for use by the Defence Forces at a cost of €92 million. In January, The Journal reported that these helicopters contained flight system components manufactured by the Israeli arms company, Elbit Systems, despite the Government stating at an earlier stage that its position...”

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• Has spoken in 58 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 49 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 92 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment 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.
• 26 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Chris Andrews speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 308 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 31 times in debates — average among Senators.
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