• 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: Better Planning for Local Childcare Provision: Motion (17 Jul 2024)

“I welcome today's motion and the discussion about childcare. At the outset, I pay tribute to the Minister and this Government for the work they have done over the past four and a half years. It has been hugely important and massively accelerated the professionalisation and development of early learning and childcare in this country. With this motion, we are rightly discussing the need for...”

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

“Notwithstanding what Senator Cummins said, and he is right, it has been a very interesting debate. I acknowledge in particular the contributions of Senator Higgins in respect of the national planning statement and her assertion that it represents another layer within the system. For half a day last week and over a number of months, the Leas-Chathaoirleach and I, as rapporteur, have been...”

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• Has spoken in 53 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 28 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.
  (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.)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 127 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.)