• Fine Gael Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Cavan-Monaghan
• Left the Dáil on 26 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
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Seanad: Migration: Motion (19 Nov 2025)

“I welcome the Minister and thank him for the great work he is doing here and the humane approach and wisdom he brings to it. I welcome to the Gallery a wonderful exemplar of the best of immigration and the wonder of diversity in our country, namely, Councillor Yemi Adenuga. She is a guest of my colleague Senator Linda Nelson Murray. I utterly condemn the recent racial attacks,...”

Seanad: Migration: Motion (19 Nov 2025)

“It is a debate that we could go on with”

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (6 Nov 2025)

“At the outset, I join in the welcome to Anne and Amy here from Chicago. I welcome Billy's two sisters, Mary and Helen, his brother-in-law, Kieran, his family and friends, Maura Óg and Karl, as well as his former PA, Tracy Young. Indeed, I welcome Professor Niamh Brennan and former Senator Ian Marshall, whom I had the privilege of serving with and came to admire greatly. I also welcome...”

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• Has spoken in 54 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 25 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — below average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 126 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 772 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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