• Fine Gael Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Cavan-Monaghan
• Left the Dáil on 26 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
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Seanad: Budget 2026 (Finance): Statements (7 Oct 2025)

“Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Troy, go dtí an díospóireacht tábhachtach seo ar an mbúiséad agus ar an todhchaí. The measure of a good budget must surely be the degree to which it is strategically sound for the medium- and long-term future and the degree to which it works to achieve a fair, cohesive society, prioritising the...”

Seanad: Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

“At the outset, I join in the welcome to Councillor Paddy Meade, who has just temporarily left us, and the member of the Carter family, who are a very distinguished family in terms of public service in this country. I welcome my good friend the Minister of State, Deputy Emer Higgins, to the House. She certainly does not let the grass grow under her feet and will act on these...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nitrates Usage (23 Sep 2025)

“We all support that.”

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• Has spoken in 54 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 31 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — below average among TDs.
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• 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 126 times in debates — below average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 770 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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