• 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: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

“I wish to raise two issues. I first wish to express my delight at the reopening of society. It seems that members of society are like prisoners released to some normality. We should also be aware that we are on probation and if we disobey the guidelines, we might find ourselves back in prison but, hopefully, that will not happen. As the tourism season begins, I observe a large influx of...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2021)

“I congratulate the people involved. It is a great day for mná na hÉireann. As the youngest of a big family and having seven sisters, I wonder whether I was henpecked or whether I was subject to the petticoat government. It is a mixed view but I think neither, to be honest. I ask the Leader to provide a debate on the future of rural Ireland. This stems from the closure of post...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Prevention Measures (1 Mar 2021)

“I welcome my namesake, the Minister of State, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan. I thank him for kindly visiting my home town of Bantry some time ago to see first-hand the damage done by flooding. I also acknowledge the visit at around the same time of the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, whose home town it is, given his father was born and reared there, before he emigrated to Cork, if I can use...”

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• Has spoken in 4 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1130 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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