• 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: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (23 Apr 2024)

“Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chathaoirleach as ucht an ábhar seo a phiocadh amach. Tá sé iontach tábhachtach. Tá fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Browne. Is deas é a bheith linn agus ar ndóigh, cuirfidh sé an méid seo in iúl don Tánaiste. I thank the Minister of State for being here.I rise to address an issue facing...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (23 Apr 2024)

“I thank the Cathaoirleach and I welcome Congressman Swalwell. I will make a number of further comments. It was a recommendation, as pointed out by the Minister of State, from the Commission on the Defence Forces in 2022 that there would be a regeneration plan for the RDF. It is in the works but my frustration with it, and indeed the frustration of many other people who know a great deal...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

“It is my sad duty to join with the Cathaoirleach and Acting Leader in expressing words of sympathy and condolence on the passing of former Teachta Dála, Senator and councillor, Dick Dowling. Dick was a secondary teacher in De La Salle school in Waterford. He was a mathematician of excellence and an extraordinarily intelligent man. He had a huge reputation for his mathematical skills...”

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• Has spoken in 54 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 48 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 4 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") 126 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 719 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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