• Fianna Fail Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Wicklow
• Left the Dáil on 8 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
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Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

“I will start with the need for a new planning Bill. Any of us who have been on local authorities and trying to navigate the existing planning legislation will understand the need to overhaul it. I acknowledge the role this Government played in this regard because many other governments thought about doing it and ran away from it. However, this Government took it on and has now produced a...”

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

“Senator Dolan was first to indicate.”

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

“Senator Flynn may speak in turn. Senator Moynihan is next.”

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• Has spoken in 51 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 35 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 80 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 8 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Pat Casey speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 84 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 133 times in debates — well below average among Senators.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)