• Sinn Fein TD for Donegal
• Former Sinn Fein Senator (Industrial and Commercial Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 8 September 2020 — Resigned
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Fishing Industry, Hospital Services, Departmental Expenditure, Proposed Legislation, Human Rights Issues

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Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

“The Minister has put forward the subject of honesty and I am glad he has done so. Let us go through facts in detail. It is true that there were a number of agreements between the Irish Government and the British Government on the area around Rockall, culminating in the 2013 agreement. It was signed in 2013 and then laid before the Houses in 2014. The Minister says that the Government...”

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

“Amendment No. 1 has been disallowed.”

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

“Sinn Féin has very serious concerns in regard to this legislation. We acknowledge that the national marine planning framework has been established and that a number of legislative provisions follow it. As we speak, however, fishermen from Donegal are being prevented from fishing in their traditional grounds around Rockall. Eamon Gilmore, a predecessor of the Minister, Deputy Coveney,...”

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• Has spoken in 100 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 14 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 304 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 4 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• People have made 4 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above 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.
• 53 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Pádraig Mac Lochlainn speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 459 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 172 times in debates — average among Senators.
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