• 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 (4 Feb 2026)

“I welcome the delegation and wish them well in their new group. Two days ago, on bank holiday Monday just gone, there was a sulky race of up to six sulkies on Dollymount Strand. A young horse carrying a foal was part of the race. On its way back towards Ballyfermot on the N4, the horse collapsed from exhaustion. The poor horse was given the name "Anne" by the amazing staff and...”

Seanad: Inland and Marine Fisheries: Statements (4 Feb 2026)

“Before we get under way, I welcome those in the scout group to the Gallery. They are very welcome. They do not have to tie any knots for the rest of the week as encouragement for having come in.”

Seanad: Inland and Marine Fisheries: Statements (4 Feb 2026)

“The outcome of the December EU Fisheries Council represents nothing short of a catastrophe for Ireland's fishing industry and for the coastal communities that depend on it. This deal is a betrayal of fishermen, processors, families and entire ports whose livelihoods are now hanging by a thread. According to the Seafood Ireland Alliance, Ireland will have 57,000 tonnes less of a quota to...”

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• Has spoken in 58 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 117 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") 73 times in debates — average among Senators.
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