• Fine Gael Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Roscommon-South Leitrim
• Left the Dáil on 26 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)

“I join my colleagues in absolutely condemning the horrific scenes of children of illegal immigrants being separated from their families. I say this as somebody who has huge respect for the people of the United States. It has been the leader of the free world. Any time I look at the Seanad or any democracy, I think we would not have a free democracy in the western Europe except for the...”

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)

“I have just spent two very interesting days in Westminster, and was there during a Brexit vote. I brought our emigrant Senator Billy Lawless to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ireland and the Irish in Britain to talk about emigration reform and votes for emigrants. There is huge goodwill in Westminster and the House of Lords, among all the parties and Members, towards the island of...”

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)

“With regard to the Garda and the Minister for Justice and Equality, I would like to put to the House that applications for the current round of Garda recruitment finishes next Wednesday, 6 June, at 3 p.m. Bringing the Garda strength up to 15,000 by 2021 is something we should absolutely welcome. It is great for rural and urban areas. I was a bit concerned that the GRA stated there was a...”

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• Has spoken in 60 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 88 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 44 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
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• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 175 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 308 times in debates — above average among Senators.
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