• Fianna Fail Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Fianna Fail TD for Meath West
• Left the Dáil on 8 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 30 March 2020 — General election
• Email me whenever Shane Cassells speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2024)

“I want to raise on the Order of Business, on what will be my last time to contribute in this esteemed Chamber, something I have advocated for my entire political career – the Navan rail line and the connection of M3 Parkway to Navan, the largest town on the eastern coast with no rail connectivity. Through political work I have done, political advocacy, the work of the public and...”

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2024)

“This is a Seanad Bill which has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 148, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister may explain the purpose of the amendments made by the Dáil. This is looked...”

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2024)

“When is it proposed to take the next Stage?”

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• Has spoken in 53 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 24 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 264 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — 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.
• 11 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Shane Cassells speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 102 times in debates — well below 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") 135 times in debates — well below 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.)