• Fianna Fail Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Donegal North East
• Changed party from IND-FF on 26 Jul 2006
• Left the Dáil on 25 February 2011 — did not stand for re-election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Trade and Business: Discussion (21 Apr 2026)

“All the chambers are very welcome. It is great to have a collective voice, particularly for a committee like this. It is good to have all of the chambers in. It is great to see Letterkenny and Derry again, as always, presenting collectively. I have to give credit also to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Bangor chambers coming together as well. They have really shown a way forward, which...”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Trade and Business: Discussion (21 Apr 2026)

“I acknowledge my former colleague and former member of this committee, Mr. McGahon, who made many good contributions over the years on North-South issues. He was a very good contributor. I know Mr. Savage, who is also a former politician. It is good to see that collaboration because it brings a better relationship between houses of decision-making such as the ones here and in Stormont and...”

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• Has spoken in 22 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 16 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 11 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") 64 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 71 times in debates — below average among Senators.
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