• Sinn Fein Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Bay South
• Left the Dáil on 29 November 2024 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 January 2025 — General election
• Email me whenever Chris Andrews speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2025)

“Last month's ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas gave the impression there would be some sort of peace and order. We all support and want peace but without justice, there can be no peace. If there is not self-determination, freedom of movement, access to education and access to hospitals and health services, peace will not last very long. This is called a ceasefire and it is worrying...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2025)

“Last week, the Minister for agriculture published the results of the consultation on surgical artificial insemination. This is, as was highlighted, a barbaric practice of which most people are unaware. It is an absolutely sickening practice. The consultation opened on 18 June 2024 and closed at the end of July of that year. There were 606 submissions, with 99% of all submissions being...”

Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion (26 Nov 2025)

“I second the amendment.”

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• Has spoken in 58 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 97 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 92 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 26 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Chris Andrews speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 308 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 60 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.)