• 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: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: International Protection (12 May 2026)

“There is a vote in the Dáil so the Minister of State might want to scoot over there. I do not know whether the Minister of State, Deputy Collins, who is taking the next Commencement matter has a pair. Will the Senator check whether he can come in because we will have to suspend otherwise? He is coming in.”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Control of Firearms (12 May 2026)

“I thank the Minister of State. Next is up Senator Nelson Murray. We are just swapping Ministers of State. The Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, obviously has a fondness for the Seanad. He is here nearly as much as I am.”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (12 May 2026)

“Before we move on to our next Commencement matter, I welcome New York Congressman Tim Kennedy's son, Connor, who is in the Gallery along with some of his friends: Lucy Doherty, Jacob Cappuccilli and Esameldeen Hammouda. They are all very welcome. They are guests of Deputy Cormac Devlin.”

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• Has spoken in 58 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 145 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well 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") 123 times in debates — average among Senators.
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