• Fianna Fail Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Left the Dáil on 29 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 10 December 2024 — General election
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Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Flood Relief for Rathcormac, Castlemartyr, Killeagh and Mogeely: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2026)

“Has the OPW had engagement with Bord na Móna on its rewetting plans, particularly given our expected commitment under the nature restoration Act and the large amount of lands that Bord na Móna intends to flood or let back to a natural state of vegetation and water, especially in the midlands? We would have a large number of complaints from adjoining landowners that, because Bord na...”

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Flood Relief for Rathcormac, Castlemartyr, Killeagh and Mogeely: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2026)

“That is fine.”

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Flood Relief for Rathcormac, Castlemartyr, Killeagh and Mogeely: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2026)

“I thank the speakers for coming in. We are all relieved to hear that there is a solution to the flooding in Killeagh. I do not think it was realised a few years ago it was going to become an anthem or a rallying cry for sports teams all around the world. It would be terrible if some of them turned up and the place was flooded. The sooner there is a solution to the situation in Killeagh,...”

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• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 40 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 121 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 138 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 33 times in debates — well below average among Senators.
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