• 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
• Email me whenever Joe Flaherty speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

“I was listening to "Morning Ireland" this morning. I think I should write to the director general of RTÉ and ask that, when EPA spokespersons are on, a health warning be given to the farming community. It was the EPA's latest dispatch on its water quality report for 2019 to 2024.If you were to listen to the radio, you would think that farmers are doing absolutely nothing in terms of...”

Seanad: Budget 2026 (Enterprise, Tourism and Employment): Statements (14 Oct 2025)

“Sinn Féin has the next slot, which Senators Collins and Nicole Ryan will share. Is that agreed? Agreed.”

Seanad: Budget 2026 (Enterprise, Tourism and Employment): Statements (14 Oct 2025)

“Is that agreed? Agreed.”

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• Has spoken in 68 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 30 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 121 written questions in the last year — below 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.
• 5 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Joe Flaherty speaks.
• 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") 24 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.)