• 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: 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...”

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

“I thank the Minister of State for his response. I am glad to know he is au faitwith the situation in Bantry.The difference is that Bantry, because it is a tidal town, has the double problem of extreme rainfall combined with the tide issue. The Minister of State might indicate some sort of timeline, if possible. Will we be waiting for five years or another period? It is an ongoing issue....”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

“I am glad to be back here again. I was very lonesome for all the Senators over the past few weeks but-----”

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• Has spoken in 14 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
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