• Fianna Fail Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Roscommon-Galway
• Left the Dáil on 8 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
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Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

“Like the Leas-Chathaoirleach, I am privileged to be asked to chair debates by the people who run this House. I acknowledge the importance of everybody's comments and their points of view. I am also conscious that the Minister and his officials have been here for two hours, and he has not been allowed to make one comment. I also calculated-----”

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

“Can I make my comments now without interruption? I do not interrupt people. I have also noted that we have probably lost the chance to have an extra 100 amendments put through because of so many long speeches. I am saying this to everybody.”

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

“If the speeches were cut, many of the Senators would get their amendments through. They can shake their heads all they like; it is a fact of life. I am calculating at the moment the amount of time that has been spent on long speeches. I am also looking at the document, which has quite a number of repetitions of amendments. That is fine. I acknowledge there is some good stuff in there....”

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• Has spoken in 208 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 88 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 214 written questions in the last year — 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 — above average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 13–14 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 14 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Eugene Murphy speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 376 times in debates — average among TDs.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 375 times in debates — average among Senators.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)