• Labour TD for Tipperary
• Former Labour Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 5 June 2009 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Information and Communications Technology, Departmental Correspondence, Tribunals of Inquiry Establishment, Departmental Communications, Ministerial Meetings

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2020)

“I am delighted that the Taoiseach referenced so often in his reply that not one hour has been wasted. He has been very focused. He has gone into an awful lot of detail, he said it numerous times, and specifics. In that context, I want to ask him one question. There are hundreds of thousands of people worried about their livelihoods. The Government has its July stimulus coming forward....”

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2020)

“The Taoiseach has probably had the shortest honeymoon period of any incoming Taoiseach in the history of the State. It lasted about two hours before some of his colleagues started turning on him. That has continued for the last week and a half, even up to today. I appreciate that he is only a week and a half in the job but he is not a newcomer to politics. He is one of the most...”

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

“I congratulate the Minister. It is pretty rare that a spokesperson moves straight into being a Minister, particularly one taking over from his neighbour, so there is an additional dimension there. I wish him the best. We in the Labour Party will support him during the pandemic and when we agree with him. When we disagree with him we will oppose him. I very much welcome the fact that he...”

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• Has spoken in 64 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 242 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 513 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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