• Fianna Fail Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath
• Left the Dáil on 29 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 9 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 10 December 2024 — General election
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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2025)

“I agree with the spirit of Senator O'Reilly's comments but to reference Longford in relation to scamming is harsh. There was no need to reference the county where the bank account originated.”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2025)

“I have come from the committee on social protection, community development and rural affairs. We heard a prebudget submission from the public participation networks, PPN. The representative from Kildare PPN and Siobhan Cronogue from Longford PPN spoke eloquently about the phenomenal work they have done to support integration and community groups throughout the country. However, they also...”

Seanad: Sport: Statements (16 Jul 2025)

“I wish to try to cover a few issues. One of the things we can come back to at the close is when the Minister of State expects to issue a new call for the sports facility fund and also the large-scale sports infrastructure fund. I have listened with interest to all of the speakers.During the lifetime of the previous Government we saw unprecedented investment in sport in terms of the sports...”

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• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 13 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 121 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
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• 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") 138 times in debates — well below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 9 times in debates — well below average among Senators.
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