• Sinn Fein Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Bay South
• Left the Dáil on 29 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
• Email me whenever Chris Andrews speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

“I acknowledge and welcome the Laois camogie players today from Camross, O'Moore's and The Harps clubs. It is great to see young people and young athletes being interested, engaged and concerned about what is effectively an equality issue. The issue at the weekend has highlighted the demand for women to wear skorts playing elite sports. As a father of two daughters who play and love camogie...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 May 2025)

“The crisis in dog welfare continues daily and is obviously having an impact on dogs. I know the Minister has been very supportive of dog and animal welfare. This is also having a hugely damaging impact on those working in rescue centres. It is devastating for those who work tirelessly in this area to pick up the tab for Government failure on dog welfare. I highlight the many measures the...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 May 2025)

“I forgot to acknowledge Senator O'Loughlin's fantastic work on Alzheimer's disease and her ongoing advocacy. I should have mentioned that because it is excellent and very important.”

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• Has spoken in 58 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 26 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 92 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 26 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Chris Andrews speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 308 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 19 times in debates — 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.)