• Fianna Fail Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Cork South West
• Left the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
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Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

“I formally second the proposal. I thank the Acting Chair. I compliment him on his tremendous oration. He brings with him some passion. I am glad to have served with him in the Seanad for many years. I am also glad that I was on the same side as him when the attempt to abolish one arm of our Oireachtas under the Constitution, the Seanad, was put to the people not too long ago. I wish him...”

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

“I am glad to second the nomination of Senator Mark Daly. One word I would use to sum up his campaign for the Cathaoirleach's position and his campaigns in many Seanad elections is "tenacity". The first time I encountered Mark, I was a Deputy. He arrived in my home town of Bantry, which is only through the tunnel and over the mountain from Neidín, or Kenmare. We sat down together and...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2020)

“Would that be at the end of the Order of Business?”

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• Has spoken in 52 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1127 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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