• Fine Gael Senator (Cultural and Educational Panel)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Galway West
• Left the Dáil on 8 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

“I welcome the Taoiseach. I welcome Mr. Tomás Heneghan to the Chamber and I congratulate him on his advocacy on a lot of different matters, particularly Seanad reform and the extension of the franchise in Seanad elections to all university and technological university graduates. It is five years since the Saolta Hospital Group promised that the planning permission for the new emergency...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

“I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to the Chamber although I must express my disappointment that there are three Ministers in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, none of whom are here this morning. Keelderry commonage in east Galway has eight shareholders. An inspection in 2010 found 0%...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

“Just one moment. An official inspected the commonage and gave a 96% eligibility. Both gentlemen, two shareholders, were successful with their judicial reviews. The eligibility found by this inspector from outside of County Galway was the area granted and both received their outstanding payments. This is the crux of the issue. As a precedent was set, two of the shareholders were paid. It...”

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• Has spoken in 163 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 133 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — above average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 19 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Seán Kyne speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 399 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 396 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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