• Fine Gael TD for Limerick City
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Cultural and Educational Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 31 March 2020 — General election
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Decentralisation Programme, Social Welfare Benefits, Ministerial Staff, Vaccination Programme, Departmental Expenditure

(based on written questions asked by Kieran O'Donnell and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waterways Issues (25 Apr 2024)

“Ballincollig Weir, which is part of Ballincollig Regional Park, is in the ownership of Cork City Council since the boundary change between Cork County and City in June 2019. The Weir had apparently been in disrepair for many years before a breach occurred in December 2014, which has left the weir in extremely poor condition. While there are no hydraulic benefits to the flood relief scheme...”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (25 Apr 2024)

“The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for leading and co-ordinating the implementation of Ireland’s National Flood Policy. To facilitate the progression of the Rosslare Coastal Erosion and Flood Relief Scheme, Wexford County Council has agreed, with the support of the OPW, to lead this scheme, and both parties are committed through its Project Steering Group to...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

“I undertake to work with the Deputy to see who is responsible. I am not sure if the OPW is involved. The Deputy wants a resolution and I will work with him in that regard. We may have some involvement but regardless of that, I will work with the Deputy on behalf of the Taoiseach and Government to find a resolution.”

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• Has spoken in 89 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 42 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
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• 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 534 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 165 times in debates — below average among Senators.
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