• Fine Gael Senator (Cultural and Educational Panel)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Limerick City
• Left the Dáil on 26 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2019)

“I wish to raise two issues. I was not in the House yesterday, but I welcome the independent report from Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill on abuse victims. I know the former pupils of Creagh Lane as I have dealt with them for some time. There was frustration at the length of time Mr. Justice O'Neill’s review took but the outcome is the correct one. It was always felt that the prior...”

Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

“This section deals with the provision for abatement of rates in respect of vacant properties. I welcome the section. This issue comes up quite often in certain areas, especially where a business is struggling and may find it is only using half of the premises. We then have to go to the local authority to try to find a way to get some sort of alleviation. Will this apply not just to a...”

Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

“We interpret abatement as applying for a refund of rates rather than getting a write-off or suspension of rates.”

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• Has spoken in 57 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 49 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 335 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 150 times in debates — below average among Senators.
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