• Fianna Fail Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Meath West
• 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
• Email me whenever Shane Cassells speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2023)

“I welcome yesterday's decision by Andrew Rhodes, chief executive of the UK Gambling Commission. William Hill was hit with a record fine of £19.2 million or €22 million for breaches in the operation of its business, its failure to protect consumers and its weak anti-money laundering controls. That will soften William Hill's cough, for all of the big TV advertising in recent weeks...”

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

“Senator Higgins has made a number of very valid points. I agree with what Senator Cummins has said in respect of work being very painstaking. The proposed amendment may be blunt but sometimes, bluntness works. Coming from County Meath, which is full of historic monuments and landscapes, I have seen painstaking work give me pain because of the length of time that the OPW is in situ.There is...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

“Last night the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications published the report of the expert independent review on the North-South interconnector project. It is simply unbelievable that a Green Party Minister could stand over this report, whereby 300 megastructures - pylons - will be put across the landscape of Meath, Cavan, and Monaghan, and that he can think this is...”

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• Has spoken in 53 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 41 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 264 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 8 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Shane Cassells speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 102 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 100 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.)