• 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 Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Inquiries (20 Nov 2025)

“The management of Cong hatchery and any decisions thereto are operational matters for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) as the independent State body for the management, protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. I have no plans, at present, to visit Cong hatchery. That said, IFI has kept both me and officials of the Department informed regarding its decision to cease...”

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (19 Nov 2025)

“My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. It also has responsibility for Cape Clear, Cleggan and some Piers, Lights and Beacons. In March I announced a capital investment package of €27.75 million for the 2025 Fishery Harbour and...”

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (19 Nov 2025)

“The responsibility for the development and maintenance of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways rests with each local authority in the first instance. As such, Tarbert Island Pier is under the remit of Kerry County Council. The primary governance role for local authorities rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. However, as part of the annual...”

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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.
  (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.)
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 360 times in debates — 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.)

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