• Fianna Fail TD for Clare
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Staff Training, National Broadband Plan, Hospital Waiting Lists

(based on written questions asked by Timmy Dooley and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Nov 2025)

“The majority of Ireland's commercial fish stocks are shared between the EU and Third Countries, such as the UK. The European Commission has exclusive competency to negotiate fishery agreements with Third Countries on behalf of EU Member States. The Commission operates under a mandate set by Council and any agreement is formally adopted by Council. Ireland inputs into the development of...”

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Nov 2025)

“I have engaged Mr. Kieran Mulvey as a Facilitator to work with seafood representative groups in order to identify and articulate issues, priorities and opportunities for the sector. This engagement, in addition to my own engagement with the sector, will assist me in setting the Terms of Reference for a Fisheries Sector Strategy next year.”

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Nov 2025)

“I acknowledge that inshore representatives have sought that my Department implement income supports for inshore fishers. This is not possible from a state aid perspective, nor is it possible to implement under the terms of the Regulation governing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). However a range of funding supports are in place for the inshore sector, and in the...”

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• Has spoken in 27 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 38 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 81 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — 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.
• 44 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Timmy Dooley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 805 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 360 times in debates — average among Senators.
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