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The Irish Times Nealon’s Guide to the 32nd Dáil and 25th Seanad is the thirteenth in the series started by Ted Nealon after the 1973 General Election. I feel privileged to both edit and publish it, in association with The Irish Times which allows for the continuation of a long tradition in producing the best known reference book to the results of Irish general elections. This edition adopts the same general format as previous guides, which has proved hugely popular with readers over the years. The Guide could not have been produced without the help and co-operation of many people. I wish to thank The Irish Times, notably Jim Miley, the Business to Consumer Director. A special thanks to Stephen Collins, who acted as consulting editor, for his tremendous support and invaluable advice throughout the process of producing this edition. I also wish to thank the picture Editor, Frank Miller for assembling the wonderful photographs. I wish to thank Lee Ryan and the team at Design Room for their dedication and commitment in the design and layout of the Guide and in overseeing the printing. Sincere thanks also to Allied Irish Banks for their generous sponsorship of the project and without whom it would not have happened. In particular, I wish to thank Maol Muire Tynan and Helen Leonard in the Public Affairs Office. As I hope this is the beginning of a new phase of the Guide’s future, I would welcome any suggestions from members of the Oireachtas, or others, in helping to further develop it in the future.

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Contents

Foreword by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD Page 1

The Election Background: Stephen Collins Page 2

General Elections 1923 - 2016 Page 5

Members of the 2016 Government Page 7

Members of the 2017 Government Page 8

Results of Election 2016 including TD profiles Page 10

Members of the 25th Seanad including profiles Page 170

Members of the European Parliament, including profiles Page 189 Foreword

I congratulate The Irish Times and The very special centenary year of 2016 was a time Grand Canal Consulting on the to remember our shared history; to reflect on our publication of the 13th Nealon’s achievements, and also to imagine our future. It was also Guide to the Dáil and Seanad. In the very fitting that on the centenary of the Rising, members time since Ted Nealon demonstrated of diverse political persuasion managed to find a way to his great foresight in publishing the work together under a new spirit of partnership and in very first edition in the wake of the the interest of the people. 1973 General Election, the wealth of essential biographical information of If Election 2011 was dominated by the jobs crisis, the elected representatives that is the Nealon’s Guide has prevailing focus of Election 2016 was the people’s been a reliable companion to the ever shifting ebb and desire for social change. Whilst Ireland has thankfully flow of modern day Irish politics. succeeded in returning from the edge of economic abyss and unemployment on a devastating scale Indeed, the rapidly changing nature of the Irish political is a thing of the past, our country today faces other landscape is very much evident only in the recent past challenges. In the areas of housing and homelessness, with the reality now drastically different to what it was in healthcare provision and in providing relief for working when I wrote the foreword for the last Nealon’s Guide families, there is much work to be done and these are only a few short years ago. Election 2011 represented the very issues we are now working collaboratively to nothing short of a democratic revolution and saw Fine resolve in the period ahead. Gael secure the best result in its history, winning 76 seats. Throughout our five year term in partnership with It is no overstatement that Britain’s decision to leave the Labour Party, Fine Gael in Government worked to the European Union is one of the most pivotal events in end our country’s economic crisis, exit our international modern history. As our closest neighbour and trading bailout and create new jobs. And I am glad to say partner, it is also set to impact us here, though the that term ended with the foundations of a once again scale of that impact is as yet unknown. However, as we growing economy firmly in place. prepare to enter the unchartered waters surrounding Brexit, we can certainly expect it to have significant Because the focus of the last Government was where it political, economic and social implications. had to be - on the economy and job creation - once the sense of economic crisis had passed it became clear It is therefore more crucial than ever that we in that the 2016 General Election would, in turn, represent Government continue to work together to secure the a further shift in the balance of political power. And of best possible outcome for Ireland in terms of minimising course that came to pass with significant seat losses for the impact on our trade and the economy; protecting the both Fine Gael and the Labour Party. hard won Peace Process in the North; maintaining the Common Travel Area with the UK and ultimately working It also resulted in the election of a record number of to build our own future within the European Union. In that Independents, which in turn led onto extended and context, it is clear that Brexit and its implications must difficult negotiations on the formation of a government. and will be central to all the work of Government in the With the formal process of meeting and agreement time ahead. beginning on 24 March, there followed many days of formal discussions and informal conversations. There The political climate in Ireland today, though was a palpable sense throughout the talks that politics unprecedented and challenging, also presents great as we knew it had changed and, after 70 days of talks opportunity and I carry the honour of being re-elected and negotiations a new Programme for Government was Taoiseach last year with great pride, great humility agreed. and an abiding sense of duty. My enduring belief in the potential of this country is boundless and my The 32nd Dáil, of which Fine Gael is a part is unlike any determination to see that potential realised remains other established in Ireland since the foundation of the unyielding. State comprising, as it does, Fine Gael, members of the Independent Alliance and a number of independent TDs kept in office by a confidence and supply arrangement with Fianna Fáil. Ultimately seven Independents joined Taoiseach the Government and another two lent their support to my re-election as Taoiseach last May by 59 votes to 49.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 1 General Election 2016 Stephen Collins, The Irish Times

The result of the 2016 general election represented an astonishing shift in the balance of political power between the State’s two biggest political parties, both of whom had experienced record highs and lows at the previous election. In 2011, Fianna Fáil support collapsed to the lowest level since the party was founded in 1926, delivering just 20 Dáil seats, while Fine Gael surged to easily the best result in its history with 76 seats.

A year ago all that changed with Fianna Fáil surprising everybody, including itself, by narrowing the gap with Fine Gael from 56 seats to just six. On one level it looked as if the old order had been restored with the two Civil War parties again dominating the political landscape and the Labour Party suffering a meltdown from 36 seats to seven.

However, that is only one side of the story. Far from marking a return to politics as usual, the outcome confirmed a continued decline in support for the two major parties that has been under way for many years. In 2016, the combined vote for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil dropped below 50 per cent for the first time in the history of the State continuing a trend that had been developing for more than two decades. It resulted in a Dáil with a record number of Independents, which resulted in the most difficult-ever negotiations on the formation of a government.

For most of the past 90 years, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael (and its precursor Cumann na nGaedheal) averaged more than 70 per cent of the vote at election after election. This dominance was at its height in the early 1980s when the two parties won more than 80 per cent of the vote at three elections in a row. Along with the Labour Party, which averaged about 9 per cent of the vote, with occasional breakouts into the high teens, it meant that the three long-established parties dominated Irish politics in what was dubbed by the late Brian Farrell as a 2½ party system.

At various intervals smaller parties broke through only to fade again. In the 1940s it was Clann na Talmhán and Clann na Poblachta. In the 1980s it was the Progressive Democrats and the Democratic Left. In the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century things began to change with the vote-share of the two big parties dropping below 70 per cent. In 2002 it was down to 64 per cent with a surge in support for Independents who capitalised on a drop in Fine Gael support to win more seats than at any time since the early 1920s. The combined vote of the two big parties revived a little in 2007 in tandem with a recovery in the Fine Gael vote and the collapse in support for the Progressive Democrats who soon followed the Democrat Left into extinction.

Then, in 2011 came the earthquake that saw Fianna Fáil suffer an unprecedented loss of votes and seats, accompanied by significant gains by Fine Gael and a massive breakthrough by Labour. It seemed as if Fianna Fáil’s dominance had ended for good and there were widespread predictions that the party would not be able to survive in the long term.

2 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Sinn Féin also made gains in 2011, even if it was nothing like the spectacular breakthrough that had been anticipated on the basis of opinion polls over the previous few years. One of the features of that election was a dramatic increase in the number of Independents and TDs from small left wing parties and groups. Just as Independents had capitalised on the weakness of Fine Gael in 2002 they battened off the collapse of Fianna Fáil in 2011. Voting Independent represented a halfway house for supporters of both of the big parties when their own side was in difficulties. The Fine Gael-Labour coalition formed in 2011 had the biggest majority in the history of the State but it needed an overwhelming majority to push through a whole range of tough measures agreed by its predecessor as a requirement of the EU/IMF bailout. The inevitable unpopularity of those measures took its toll on the Labour Party in the years that followed as poll ratings dropped and a number of TDs deserted the parliamentary party. In the run-up to the election, the polls indicated that the big winners were going to be Independents and smaller parties as well as Sinn Féin. Sure enough, when the election came along support for Independents and smaller parties surged to unprecedented heights with a total of 33 seats out of 158. This was accompanied by a significant increase in the Sinn Féin vote to 14 per cent which delivered a haul of 23 seats. The real surprise, though, was that Fianna Fáil had an unexpected surge during the election campaign and the party narrowed the gap with Fine Gael to just a little over one percentage point and six seats. For Fine Gael, the outcome was a complete shock. The party was expecting to lose some seats but not the 26 that went by the board on election day. Taken in tandem with the Labour meltdown, the outgoing government suffered a shattering defeat. The net result was that the only possible majority government that could be formed required a coalition of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, but that was never going to happen because the Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin had set his face against it. The upshot was that the focus came on the variety of Independents who were put in a pivotal position to determine who would be in Government. Ultimately seven Independents joined the Government and another two lent their support to the re-election of Enda Kenny as Taoiseach last May by 59 votes to 49. Most of the Independents, though, stayed aloof from the process of Government formation while the smaller left-wing parties immediately embarked on outright opposition. Since the formation of the Fine Gael-led minority Government, with the tacit support of Fianna Fáil, opinion polls have shown an increase in the combined support for the two big parties to well over 50 per cent. Whether the experiment of a minority Fine Gael-led Government, kept in office by a confidence and supply arrangement with Fianna Fáil, will lead to a revival in the combined support for the two main parties or accelerate their decline is one of the big questions facing Irish politics in the years ahead.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 3 Newly Elected Taoiseach Enda Kenny arrives to receive his seal of office from President Higgins at Aras an Uachtarain, May 2016. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

4 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad General Returns - Election 2016

The 2016 General Election was called on February State of the Parties 3rd when President Michael. D Higgins dissolved Election FG Lab FF SF AAA/PBP GP SD Others the Dáil on the advice of Taoiseach Enda Kenny. 2016 50* 7 44 23 6 2 3 23 Polling took place on February 26th and the 32nd 2011 76 37 20* 14 5 - - 14 Dáil met for the first time on March 10th. 2007 51 20 78 4 — 6 5 A total of 551 candidates contested the election 2002 31 21 81 5 6 (PD) 13 for 157 seats. 163 or 30 per cent of the candidates 1997 54 17 77 2 4 10 were women and the number of women elected was a record 35, amounting to 22 per cent of the 1992 45 33 68 — — 1 10 9 Dáil membership. The 158th seat was occupied by 1989 55 15 77 — — 1 6 12 the Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett of Fine Gael who 1987 51 12 B1 — — — 14 8 was returned automatically for the constituency of *Including Ceann Comhairle, who was automatically returned Dun Laoghaire. Among the changes to the parties were the Line - up appearance of the Social Democrats and Renua. Election Electorate Candidates Seats The transformation of the United Left Alliance into the AAA/PBP and the appearance of two groupings 2016 3,305,110 551 158 of Independents, the Independent Alliance and 2011 3,209,244 566 166 the Rural Independents, were also features of the 2007 3,066,517 466 166 election. A total of 230 candidates failed to win the quarter of a quota if their constituencies which 2002 2,994,642 463 166 is required to claim reimbursement of elections 1997 2,741,262 484 166 expenses up to €8,700. 1992 2,557,036 481 166

1989 2,448,813 370 166

1987 2,445,515 466 166

First-Preference Votes

Election FG Lab FF SF AAA/PBP GP SD Others

2016 544,230 25.5% 140,893 6.6% 519,353 24.35% 295,313 13.85% 84,168 3.95% 57,997 2.72% 64,094 3% 426,811 20.01%

2011 801,628 36.10% 431,796 19.45% 387,358 17.45% 220,661 9.94%» 57,139 2.6% 41,039 1.85%» (PD) - 280,738 12.6%

2007 564,438 27.32% 209,175 10.13% 858,593 41.56% 143,410 6.94% - - 96,936 4.69% 56,396 2.73% 136,912 6.63%

2002 417,653 22.48% 200,138 10.77% 770,846 41.49% 121,039 6.51% - - 71,480 3.85% 73,628 3.96% 203,329 10.94%

1997 499,936 27.95% 186,044 10.40% 703,682 39,33% - - - - - 2.8% 83,765 4.68% 315,558 17.6*%

1992 422,106 24.47% 333,013 19.31% 674,650 39,11% - - - - - 1.4% 80,787 5.68% 214,297 12.42%

1989 485,307 29.29% 156,989 9.48% 731,472 44,15% - - - - - 1.5% 91,013 5.49% 192,032 1.59%

1987 481,127 27.07% 14,551 6.44% 784,547 44,15% ------210,583 11.85% 186,357 10.49%

Turnout

Election Total Poll Spoiled Votes Valid Poll

2016 2,151,293 65.09% 18,398 0.86% 2,132,895 64.23% 2011 2,243,176 69.90% 22,817 1.02% 2,220,359 69.19%

2007 2,065,320 67.35% 19,491 0.95% 2,045,829 66.71%

2002 1,878,393 62.73% 20,280 1.08% 1,858,13 62.05%

1997 1,807,016 65.92% 18,031 1.00% 1,789,985 65.26%

1992 1,751,351 68.49% 26,498 1.51% 1,724,853 6746%

1989 1,677,592 68.51% 20,779 1.24% 1,656,813 67.66%

1987 1,793,406 73.33% 16,24 0.91% 1,777,165 72.69%

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 5 The new Cabinet, meeting for the first time in Government Buildings, May 2016. MAXWELLPHOTOGRAPHY.IE

6 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad The Government: (appointed 6 May 2016)

Taoiseach Enda Kenny Tánaiste and Minister for Justice & Equality Frances Fitzgerald Minister for Finance Michael Noonan Minister for Education & Skills Richard Bruton Minister for Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government Simony Coveney Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade Charles Flanagan Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform Paschal Donohoe Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Heather Humphreys Minister for Health Simon Harris Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone

Ministers of State Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach Regina Doherty Minister of State at the Departments of the Taoiseach and Defence with special responsibility for Defence Paul Kehoe Minister of State at the Departments of Social Protection, Justice & Equality and Health with special responsibility for Disability Issues Finian McGrath Minister of State for European Affairs, E.U. Digital Single Market and Data Protection Dara Murphy Minister of State for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procurement Eoghan Murphy Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Patrick O’Donovan Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal Damien English Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources Sean Kyne Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture Andrew Doyle Minister of State for Employment and Small Business Pat Breen Minister of State for Training and Skills John Halligan Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee Minister of State for Health Promotion Marcella Corcoran Kennedy Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief Sean Canney Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid Joe McHugh Minister of State for Regional Economic Development Michael Ring Minister of State for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy Catherine Byrne Minister of State for Justice with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration, and Integration David Stanton

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 7 The new Cabinet sits down for its first meeting after receiving seals of office from President Higgins in Áras an Uachtaráin on 15 June 2017.

8 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad The Government: (appointed 15 June 2017)

Taoiseach and Minister for Defence Leo Varadkar Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Frances Fitzgerald Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with responsibility for Brexit Simon Coveney Minister for Justice and Equality Charles Flanagan Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys Minister for Health Simon Harris Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy Ministers of State Government Chief Whip and Minister of State with responsibility for Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the Islands Joe McHugh Minister of State at the Department of Education with special responsibility for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Defence with special responsibility for Defence Paul Kehoe Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection, the Department of Justice & Equality, and the Department of Health with special responsibility for Disability Issues Finian McGrath Minister of State for European Affairs Helen McEntee Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment Patrick O’Donovan Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance Michael D’Arcy Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with special responsibility for the Diaspora and International Development Ciarán Cannon Minister of State at the Department of Health with special responsibility for Mental Health and Older People Jim Daly Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport with special responsibility for Tourism and Sport Brendan Griffin Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government with special responsibility for Local Government and Electoral Reform John Paul Phelan Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Health Promotion and the National Drugs Strategy Catherine Byrne Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Innovation,the Department of Employment and Social Protection, the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Justice and Equality with special responsibility for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection Pat Breen Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Department of Communications,Climate Action and Environment with responsibility for natural resources, community affairs and digital development Sean Kyne Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills with special responsibility for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development John Halligan Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Food, Forestry and Horticulture Andrew Doyle Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government with special responsibility for Housing and Urban Development Damien English Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief Kevin Boxer Moran Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration and Integration David Stanton

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 9 Carlow-Kilkenny

Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 107,023 Spoiled votes 505 Valid poll 70,009 Turnout 65.89% Quota 11,669 Candidates 15

Party share of the vote John Paul Phelan (FG) Ist preferences Nos % John McGuinness (FF) Fianna Fáil 28,267 40.38 Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 19,147 27.35 Windsmoor, Brooklawn, Ballyfoyle The Fairways, Ferrybank, Co. Kilkenny Road, Kilkenny Sinn Fein 8,700 12.43 Contact Details Labour 4,391 6.27 Contact Details Constituency Office: 25 Market Street, Constituency Office: 11 O’Loughlin Thomastown, Co Kilkenny Green Party 2,621 3.74 Road, Kilkenny Office: (056) 779 3210 AAA-PBP 2,702 3.85 Office: (056) 777 0672/3 Dáil: (01) 6184202 Renua Ireland 2,483 3.55 Dáil: (01) 618 3137 M: (087) 780 7777 Independent/ M: (087) 285 5834 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Others 1,698 2.43 Birth Place/Date W: www.johnmcguinness.ie Waterford, 27 September 1978 Quota Seats Birth Place/Date Marital Status Fianna Fáil 2.4 2 Kilkenny, 15 March 1955 Single. Fine Gael 1.6 2 Married Education Sinn Féin 0.8 1 Margaret Redmond, three sons, one Good Council College, New Ross, daughter Labour 0.4 - Waterford Institute of Technology, Green Party 0.2 - Education King’s Inn Kilkenny CBS. Diploma in Business AAA-PBP 0.2 - Occupation Management Full-time public representative Renua Ireland 0.2 - Occupation Independents/ Full-time public representative John Paul Phelan is Chairman of the Others 0.2 - Budget Oversight Committee. A former John McGuinness is chair of the member of the 9-member Dáil Banking Finance, Public Expenditure and Inquiry team. A former member of the Reform, and Taoiseach Committee. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council Former Chair of the Public Accounts of Europe and a former member of the Committee (2011 – 2016)and Fianna British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly. Fáil frontbench spokesperson on First elected to the Dáil in 2011. Business and Regulatory Reform. Senator from 2002 and re-elected to Minister for Trade and Commerce 2007 the Agricultural Panel in 2007 after to 2009. narrowly failing to win a Dáil seat. Contested 2009 European Parliament First elected in 1997. He served on elections in Ireland East constituency. the joint Oireachtas Committees for Enterprise and Small Business, Member of Kilkenny County Council European Affairs, Justice, Equality 1999 – 2003. and Women’s Rights. Re-elected in 2002 and served as the Vice Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and a member of the Finance and Public Service committee. Author (with Naoise Nunn) of “The House Always Wins” (Gill & Macmillan 2010) about the public service. Member of Kilkenny Corporation 1979– 2003, Mayor of Kilkenny, 1996–97 (third generation of family to serve as Mayor of the Borough) and member, Kilkenny County Council 1991–2003.

10 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Carlow-Kilkenny

Kathleen Funchion (SF) Bobby Aylward (FF) Pat Deering (FG) Home Address Home Address Home Address Whitescastle, Knocktopher, Knockmoylan, Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny Ballyoliver, Rathvilly, Co Carlow Co. Kilkenny Contact Details Contact Details: Contact Details: Constituency Office: 22 Upper Patrick Constituency Office: 16 Old Dublin Suite 11, Third Floor, Lower New St., Kilkenny Road, Carlow Street, Kilkenny and Dublin St., Office: (056) 779 4570 Office: (059) 917 3446 Carlow Dáil: (01) 618 3382 M: (087)947 0736 Office: (059) 913 8023 and M: (086) 810 5847 E: [email protected] (056) 776 4730 E: [email protected] W: www.patdeering.ie Dáil: (01) 618 3567 Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date M: (087) 124 9702 Knockmoylon, Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny Carlow, 2 February 1967 E: [email protected] Marital Status Marital Status Birth Place/Date Married, one daughter, two sons Married, one daughter, one son. Kilkenny, 22 April 1981 Education Education Marital Status Castlegannon NS; Vocational School, St Patricks N.S Rathvilly; Patrician Separated, two sons Ballyhale; Kildalton College (Green Collage, Ballyfin; Community School, Education Cert) Tullow; Kildalton Agricultural Collage, American College, Dublin Occupation Piltown, Co Kilkenny Occupation Public Representative. Farmer. Occupation Kathleen Funchion is a full-time Public representative. Farmer. public representative. Bobby Aylward is the Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesman on Farming and Skills. He Pat Deering is Chair of the Joint Kathleen Funchion is a new Deputy. is a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and Sinn Fein Junior Spokesperson Committees on Public Accounts (PAC). the Marine. on Children & Youth Affairs (with First elected to the Dáil in 2007. First elected to the Dáil in the 2011 special responsibility for Childcare). Re-elected in the 2015 by-election general election. Chairperson of the Committee on and 2016 general election. Member, Elected to Carlow County Council the Implementation of the Good Kilkenny County Council 1992 until in 2009, taking the seat held by his Friday Agreement, Member of the his election to the Dáil. Chairperson father Michael for more than 40 years. Joint Committee on Children and of the Council 2003 – 04. Chairman Deeply involved in local GAA and Youth Affairs and the Committee of Southern and Eastern Regional chairman of Carlow County Board from on Housing and Homelessness (14 Authority 2000 – 01 and 2003. 2005 - 2010. Chairman Carlow County April – 17 June 2016). Chairman of Southern & Eastern Development Board from 2009 - 2011. She had contested three general Assembly 2004 – 05. Chairman, Chairman Transport & Infrastructure election campaigns before being Shamrocks GAA Club 1992 – 95. Strategic Policy Committee from 2009 elected on her fourth bid. Bobby Aylward is a brother of Liam - 2011. She was a member of Kilkenny Aylward TD for Carlow-Kilkenny County Council from 2014 to 2016. 1977 – 2007 and MEP for Leinster Prior to her election she worked with Constituency 2004 – 2014. the SIPTU trade union.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 11 Carlow-Kilkenny

First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count Eleventh Count

Seats 5 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Number of Votes Gilligan, K's and Walsh, N's Manning, P's MacLiam, C's Wallace, A's McKee, P's Noonan, M's McGuinness, J's Phelan, A's Fitzgerald, D's Phelan, J's Quota 11,669 Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result

+ 9 + 94 + 22 + 58 + 254 + 153 + 74 + 604 + 443 + 258 * AYLWARD, BOBBY (F.F.) 9,366 9,375 9,469 9,491 9,549 9,803 9,956 10,030 10,634 11,077 11,335 + 18 + 26 + 17 + 70 + 136 + 108 + 3 + 735 + 1260 + 2,214 * DEERING, PAT (F.G.) 6,562 6,580 6,606 6,623 6,693 6,829 6,937 6,940 7,675 8,935 11,149 + 4 + 73 + 12 + 16 + 233 + 331 + 35 + 867 Fitzgerald, David (F.G.) 5,017 5,021 5,094 5,106 5,122 5,355 5,686 5,721 6,588 - - + 138 + 53 + 203 + 762 + 372 + 706 + 36 + 546 + 204 FUNCHION, KATHLEEN (S.F.) 8,700 8,838 8,891 9,094 9,856 10,228 10,934 10,970 11,516 11,720 -

Gilligan, Keith Martin (Non-P.) 456 ------+ 59 + 52 MacLiam, Conor (AAA-PBP) 1,120 1,179 1,231 ------+ 64 Manning, Paddy (Non-P.) 1,078 1,142 ------+ 17 + 278 + 63 + 79 + 525 + 413 * MCGUINNESS, JOHN (F.F.) 10,528 10,545 10,823 10,886 10,965 11,490 11,903 - - - - + 28 + 145 + 96 + 253 McKee, Patrick (R.I.) 2,483 2,511 2,656 2,752 3,005 ------+ 63 + 66 + 38 + 205 + 174 + 104 + 26 + 322 + 88 + 59 Murnane-O'Connor, Jennifer (F.F.) 8,373 8,436 8,502 8,540 8,745 8,919 9,023 9,049 9,371 9,459 9,518 + 34 + 62 + 99 + 392 + 452 Noonan, Malcolm (G.P.) 2,621 2,655 2,717 2,816 3,208 3,660 - - - - - + 5 + 46 + 23 + 83 + 192 + 826 + 30 * Phelan, Ann (Lab.) 4,391 4,396 4,442 4,465 4,548 4,740 5,566 5,596 - - + 9 + 112 + 24 + 55 + 312 + 340 + 30 + 1,772 + 3,978 * PHELAN, JOHN PAUL (F.G.) 7,568 7,577 7,689 7,713 7,768 8,080 8,420 8,450 10,222 14,200 + 146 + 41 + 573 Wallace, Adrienne (AAA-PBP) 1,582 1,728 1,769 2,342 ------

Walsh, Noel G. (Non-P.) 164 ------+ 26 + 94 + 61 + 369 + 355 + 679 + 750 + 615 Non-transferable papers not effective - 26 120 181 550 905 1,584 - 1,584 2,334 2,949

*Denotes outgoing TD

12 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Carlow-Kilkenny

First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count Eleventh Count

Walsh, Noel G. (Non-P.) 164 ------+ 26 + 94 + 61 + 369 + 355 + 679 + 750 + 615 Non-transferable papers not effective - 26 120 181 550 905 1,584 - 1,584 2,334 2,949

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 13 Cavan-Monaghan

Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 90,618 Spoiled votes 598 Valid poll 59,650 Turnout 66.49% Quota 11,931 Candidates 15

Party share of the vote Caoimhghin O’Caoláin (SF) Ist preferences Nos % Heather Humphreys (FG) Fine Gael 18,957 31.78 Home Address Home Address Fianna Fáil 17,952 30.10 Dernaroy, Newbliss, Co. Monaghan 14 Mullaghdun, Monaghan Sinn Fein 16,126 27.03 Contact Details Contact Details Independent/ Constituency Office: Unit 2, Mall Road, Constituency Office: 21 Dublin Street, Monaghan Town, Co. Monaghan Monaghan Others 5,364 8.99 Office: (047) 71911 Office: (047) 82917 Green Party 1,251 2.10 Dáil: (01) 618 3408 Dáil: (01) 618 3005 M: (086) 238 0795 Email: caoimhghin.ocaolain@oireachtas. Quota Seats E: [email protected] ie Fine Gael 1.6 1 Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Fianna Fáil 1.5 2 Drum, Co Monaghan Monaghan, 18 September 1953. Sinn Féin 1.4 1 Marital Status Marital Status Independent/ Married to Eric Humphreys, Married, four daughters, one son Others 0.5 - two daughters Education Green Party 0.1 - Education St Mary’s CBS Monaghan. St Aidan’s Comprehensive School, Occupation Cootehill, Co Cavan Full-time public representative. Occupation Formerly bank official Government Minister and public representative. Formerly credit union Caoimhghin O’Caoláin is Sinn Féin manager Spokesperson on Disability Rights & Older People. First elected to the Heather Humphreys was appointed Dáil in 1997 and the first Sinn Féin Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, representative to be elected after Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on 6 May the party abandoned the policy of 2016. She was a surprise choice abstentionism. Retained his seat at when she was made Minister for Arts, every general election since and was Heritage and the Gaeltacht in 2011. Sinn Féin leader in the Dáil 2002 – 11. The first woman to be elected for Fine Member, Monaghan County Council Gael in the Cavan/Monaghan and only 1985 – 2003. Member, Sinn Féin Ard the second woman to represent the Comhairle since 1983 and of the constituency. She took the final seat in negotiating committee during the the 2011 general election, securing a talks which led to the Good Friday historic three seats for Fine Gael. Agreement. Member of Sinn Fein Co-opted to Monaghan County Council delegation to the Forum for Peace and in 2003 and elected in 2004 and 2009. Reconciliation. Mayor of council in 2010. Election agent for hunger striker She worked for the Ulster Bank in Kieran Doherty who was elected to Cavan, Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar the Dáil during the H-Block hunger before becoming manager of Cootehill strikes in 1981. General Manager of An Credit Union. Phoblacht News 1982 – 85.

14 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Cavan-Monaghan

Brendan Smith (FF) Niamh Smyth (FF) Home Address Home Address 3 Carrickfern, Cavan Baileborough, Co. Cavan Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: 75 Church Street, Constituency Office: Adelaide Row, Cavan Bailieborough, Co. Cavan Office: (049) 436 2366 Office: (042) 966 66 66 Dáil: (01) 618 3376 Dáil: (01) 618 3492 E: [email protected] M: (087) 998 22 22 W: www.brendansmith.ie W: www.niamhsmyth.ie Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Cavan, June 1956 Cavan, 19 April 1972 Marital Status Marital Status Married Married, one daughter Election posters in the Ringsend Education Education area of Dublin after the dissolution St Camillus College, Killucan, Co Baileborough Community School; of the 31st Dáil. Westmeath: University College, Dublin National College of Art & Design; Photograph: Alan Betson / The (BA) University of Limerick, IADT Dun Irish Times Occupation Laoghaoire Full-time public representative Occupation Full-time public representative. Former Brendan Smith is Chair of the Joint Arts Education Officer. Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence. He is also Niamh Smyth is a new Dáil Deputy. Chair of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Party. Spokesperson for Arts and Heritage. First elected to the Dáil in 1992. President of the Fianna Fáil Women’s Network. He was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from May Member, Cavan County Council 2008-March 2011; Minister for Justice from 2009 – 2016. Board member of and Law Reform from January Cavan and Monaghan Education and 2011-March 2011; Minister for Children Training Board, Economic, Social and June 2007-May 2008; Minister of State Development Forum for Cavan County at the Department of Agriculture, and Council, Bailieborough Community Food with special responsibility for School, Youthreach, Virginia Vocational Food and Horticulture September School. She was previously a 2004-June 2007. secondary school teacher and Arts Education Officer for Cavan Monaghan Government Whip on Oireachtas Joint Education and Training Board. Committee on Foreign Affairs in 28th Dáil. Former Co-Chairman of British- Her granduncle Paddy Smith was a Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body. Member, TD (1923 – 1977) and longest serving Dáil Committee on Procedure and Government Minister ever. Privileges 2002–04.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 15 Cavan-Monaghan

First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count

Transfer of TTransfer of Transfer of Transfer of McDermott, M’s, Transfer of Transfer of TTransfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 4 Durkan, M’s and Humphreys, H’s Mee, J’s O’Connell, A’s and Wilson, J’s Callaghan, M’s Conlan, S’s Reilly, K’s Ó Caoláin, C’s Number of Votes Smyth, M’s Surplus and Result Votes and Result Smith, E’s Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result QUOTA 11,931 Votes and Result Votes and Result + 11 + 7 + 141 + 113 Callaghan, Micheal (G.P.) 1,251 1,262 1,269 1,410 1,523 - - - - - + 21 + 2 + 66 + 99 + 127 Conlan, Sean (Non-P.) 1,665 1,686 1,688 1,754 1,853 1,980 - - - - + 18 + 4 + 10 + 36 + 85 + 184 Durkan, Mike (F.F.) 2,909 2,927 2,931 2,941 2,977 3,062 3,246 - - -

* HUMPHREYS, HEATHER (F.G.) 12,391 ------+ 1 + 3 McDermott, Michael (D.D.I.) 475 476 479 ------+ 2 Mee, James (Non-P.) 88 90 ------+ 44 + 15 + 146 + 150 + 236 + 396 + 820 + 5,315 * Ó CAOLÁIN, CAOIMHGHÍN (S.F.) 10,060 10,104 10,119 10,265 10,415 10,651 11,047 11,867 17,182 - + 3 + 10 + 90 O’Connell, Aoife (D.D.I.) 279 282 292 - 6,977 - - - - - + 280 + 2 + 39 + 151 + 278 + 460 + 348 + 258 + 469 * O’Reilly, Joe (F.G.) 6,566 6,846 6,848 6,887 6,419 7,255 7,715 8,063 8,321 8,790 + 7 + 5 + 190 + 180 + 138 + 256 Reilly, Kathryn (S.F.) 6,066 6,073 6,078 6,269 - 6,599 6,737 6,993 - - + 27 + 5 + 43 + 151 + 94 + 96 + 1,784 + 431 + 763 * SMITH, BRENDAN (F.F.) 8,775 8,802 8,807 8,850 6,419 9,046 9,142 10,926 11,357 12,120 + 1 + 12 + 102 Smith, Emmett (Non-P.) 245 246 258 - 8,952 - - - - - + 11 + 9 + 100 + 202 + 151 + 278 Smyth, Mary (Non-P.) 1,589 1,600 1,609 1,709 1,911 2,062 2,340 - - - + 28 + 1 + 45 + 113 + 129 + 158 + 1,474 + 546 + 882 SMYTH, NIAMH (F.F.) 6,268 6,296 6,297 6,342 6,455 6,584 6,742 8,216 8,762 9,644 + 6 + 7 + 135 Wilson, John (Non-P.) 1,023 1,029 1,036 1,171 ------+ 8 + 114 + 115 + 243 + 270 + 904 + 443 + 3,137 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 8 122 237 480 750 1,654 2,097 5,234

*Denotes outgoing TD

16 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Cavan-Monaghan

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Launch of Sinn Féin’s election campaign in the Royal Irish Academy. Picture Nick Bradshaw

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 17 Clare

Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 83,660 Spoiled votes 407 Valid poll 57,000 Turnout 68.62% Quota 11,401 Candidates 16

Party share of the vote Timmy Dooley (FF) Dr Michael Harty (Ind) Ist preferences Nos % Fianna Fáil 17,577 30.84 Home Address Home Address 8 The Old Forge, Tulla, Co. Clare Fine Gael 14,707 25.80 Kilmihil, Co. Clare Independent/ Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: 8 Mill Road, Constituency Office: 3 Daly Villas, Others 14,325 25.13 Ennis, Co. Clare Camody Street, Ennis, County Clare Labour 4,472 7.85 Office: (065) 689 1115 Office: (065) 686 8505 Sinn Féin 4,216 7.40 Dáil: (01) 618 3514 Dáil: (01) 618 3377 Green Party 1,700 2.98 M: (086) 254 6727 M: (087) 252 0999 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Quota Seats Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Fianna Fáil 1.5 1 Limerick, 13 February 1969 Limerick, April 1953 Fine Gael 1.3 2 Marital Status Marital Status Independent/ Married, two children Married. Others 1.3 1 Education Education Labour 0.4 - Mountshannon NS, Scariff Community Royal College of Surgeons College, Co. Clare. UCD Sinn Féin 0.4 - Occupation Green Party 0.1 - Occupation Public Representative. Medical doctor Full-time public representative. Formerly businessman Michael Harty is a new Dáil Deputy and member of the Dáil’s Rural Timmy Dooley is Fianna Fáil Independent Group. He is Chair of Spokesperson on Communications, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment & Natural Resources. Health; a member of the Committee First elected to the Dáil in 2007 on the Future of Healthcare, the following a term in the Seanad as Standing Order 112 Select Committee elected member on the Administrative of Dáil Éireann and the Joint Panel. Oireachtas Committee on Housing Chairman of the Kevin Barry Cumann and Homelessness (14 April – 17 June in UCD 1989. Founder member of 2016). the National Youth Committee 1990- 93. Member, Fianna Fáil National Executive

18 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Clare

Pat Breen (FG) Joe Carey (FG) Home Address Home Address Lisduff, Ballynacally, Co. Clare 3 Thomond Villas, Clarecastle, Co Clare Contact Details Constituency Office: Parkview House, Contact Details Lower Market St. Car Park, Ennis. The Constituency Office: Francis Street, Square, Kilrush Ennis, Co Clare Office: (065) 686 8466 Office: (065) 689 1199 M: (087) 242 2136 Dáil: (01) 618 3337 E: [email protected] M: (086) 403 2019 W: www.patbreen.ie E: [email protected] W: www.joecarey.ie. Birth Place/Date t: @joecareytd Ennis, 21 March 1957 Birth Place/Date Marital Status Clarecastle; 24 June 1975 Married,two sons Marital Status Education Married, two children Lisheen NS., St Flanan’s Collge, Ennis, Limerick Technical College Education Clarecastle National School, Ennis; St Occupation Flannan’s College, Ennis; Galway IT; Minister of State and public Athlone IT representative. Farmer. Formerly architectural technician Occupation Full-time public representative Pat Breen is Minister of State for Employment and Small Business since Joe Carey is a member of the joint June 2016. He was first elected to Oireachtas Committee on Social the Dáil in 2002. In June 2011 he was Protection, the Committee on the appointed Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Implementation of the Good Friday Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade. Agreement British and the British-Irish He was Fine Gael’s Spokesperson on Parliamentary Assembly where he Overseas Aid & Human Rights in the serves as Chairman of the Committee 30th Dail and also served as his Party’s on Sovereign Matters. He has Deputy Spokesperson on Transport previously served as a member of the and Enterprise, Trade and Employment Dáil Committee on Procedures and with special responsibility for small Privileges, Fine Gael Spokesperson business. on Juvenile Justice and Deputy Government Chief Whip. Member of Clare County Council 1999 - 2003. Member of Joint Oireachtas Committees on Social Protection and Justice, and Defence & Womens Rights in the 30th Dail. Member, Clare County Council 1999–2007. He is a son of Donal Carey, Fine Gael TD for Clare 1982–2002, Senator 1981–82 and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Arts Culture and the Gaeltacht 1995–97.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 19 Clare

First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count Eleventh Count Twelfth Count

Transfer of Cahill, R’s, Mulqueen, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 4 D’s and Colleran- Dooley, T’s Harty, M’s Number of Votes O Brien, N’s Lynch, I’s Howard, M’s Smith, F’s Norton, A’s Moran, N’s McNamara, M’s Siro Hakizimana, Molloy, C’s Surplus and Surplus and Quota 11,401 Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result A’s Votes Votes and Result Result Result and Result + 38 + 19 + 217 + 480 + 83 + 92 + 25 + 278 + 95 + 382 + 1,796 * BREEN, PAT (F.G.) 6,583 6,621 6,640 6,857 7,337 7,420 7,512 7,537 7,815 7,910 8,292 10,088 - 699 Cahill, Richard (Non-P.) 699 ------+ 44 + 33 + 47 + 583 + 116 + 138 + 30 + 360 + 113 + 396 + 1,984 * CAREY, JOE (F.G.) 6,071 6,115 6,148 6,195 6,778 6,894 7,032 7,062 7,422 7,535 7,931 9,915 + 34 + 24 + 19 + 108 + 56 Colleran-Molloy, Clare (F.F.) 2,639 2,673 2,697 2,716 2,824 2,880 ------+ 77 + 90 + 98 + 144 + 148 + 1,378 * DOOLEY, TIMMY (F.F.) 10,215 10,292 10,382 10,480 10,624 10,772 12,150 - - - - - + 183 + 166 + 627 + 235 + 520 + 328 + 155 + 1,119 HARTY, MICHAEL (NON-P.) 8,629 8,812 8,978 9,605 9,840 10,360 10,688 10,843 11,962 - - - + 23 + 22 + 21 Howard, Mary (F.G.) 2,053 2,076 2,098 2,119 ------+ 41 + 40 Lynch, Ian (Non-P.) 1,494 1,535 1,575 ------+ 23 + 15 + 190 + 43 + 59 + 441 + 390 + 252 + 90 + 700 + 833 McDonagh, Michael Malty (F.F.) 4,726 4,749 4,764 4,954 4,997 5,056 5,497 5,887 6,139 6,229 6,929 7,762 + 44 + 71 + 85 + 224 + 451 + 151 + 71 + 386 + 135 + 754 * McNamara, Michael (Lab.) 4,472 4,516 4,587 4,672 4,896 5,347 5,498 5,569 5,955 6,090 6,844 - + 61 + 242 + 92 + 53 + 293 + 101 + 25 + 390 + 128 Moran, Noeleen (S.F.) 4,216 4,277 4,519 4,611 4,664 4,957 5,058 5,083 5,473 5,601 - -

Mulqueen, Dermot (Non-P.) 39 ------+ 81 + 121 + 79 + 165 + 296 + 170 + 53 Norton, Ann (Non-P.) 2,240 2,321 2,442 2,521 2,686 2,982 3,152 3,205 - - - - + 62 O’Brien, Niamh (F.N.) 1,154 1,216 ------

Siro Hakizimana, Andres (Non-P.) 70 ------+ 64 + 328 + 52 + 49 - 2,193 Smith, Fergal (G.P.) 1,700 1,764 2,092 2,144 2,193 ------+ 33 + 45 + 48 + 35 + 171 + 81 + 420 + 3,369 + 2,231 Non-transferable papers not effective - 33 78 126 161 332 413 - 413 833 - 833 4,202 6,433

*Denotes outgoing TD

20 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Clare

First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count Eleventh Count Twelfth Count

Mulqueen, Dermot (Non-P.) 39 ------+ 81 + 121 + 79 + 165 + 296 + 170 + 53 Norton, Ann (Non-P.) 2,240 2,321 2,442 2,521 2,686 2,982 3,152 3,205 - - - - + 62 O’Brien, Niamh (F.N.) 1,154 1,216 ------

Labour Leader Joan Burton arriving for the formal launch of the Labour Party General Election campaign held at the Bord Gais Theatre, Dublin. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons / The Irish Times

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 21 Cork East

Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 83,236 Spoiled votes 445 Valid poll 52,806 Turnout 63.98% Quota 10,562 Candidates 15

Party share of the vote David Stanton (FG) Ist preferences Nos % Sean Sherlock (Lab) Fine Gael 15,038 28.48 Home Address Home Address Fianna Fail 12,858 24.35 Blackwater Drive, Mallow, Co Cork Coppingerstown, Midleton, Co. Cork Labour 6,949 13.16 Contact Details Contact Details Sinn Fein 5,358 10.15 Constituency office: Davis (Fleming’s) Constituency Office: 29 St Mary’s Road, Lane, Mallow, Co Cork Midleton, Co. Cork Independent/ Office: (022) 53523 Dept of Justice and Equality, Bishop’s Others 5,168 9.79 Dáil: (01) 618 4049 Square, Redmond’s Hill, Dublin 2 Renua Ireland 3,244 6.14 M: (087) 740 2057 Dept.: (01) 479 0285 AAA/PBP 1,999 3.79 E: [email protected] Office: (021) 463 2867 W: www.seansherlock.ie Dáil: (01) 618 3180 Social Democrat 1,386 2.62 t: @seansherlocktd M: (087) 234 9662 Green Party 806 1.53 E: [email protected]; Birth Place/Date [email protected] Cork, 6 December 1972 Quota Seats W: www.stanton.ie Fine Gael 1.4 1 Marital Status Birth Place/Date Married Fianna Fáil 1.2 1 Cork, 15 February 1957 Education Labour 0.7 1 Marital Status Patrician Academy, Mallow; College of Sinn Féin 0.5 1 Married, four sons Commerce, Cork; University College, Independent/ Galway (BA Economics and Politics) Education Others 0.5 - St Colman’s Vocational School, Midleton. Occupation Sharman Crawford Technical Institute, Renua Ireland 0.3 - Full-time public representative AAA/PBP 0.2 - Cork, UCC (BA, MEd, Diploma in Career Guidance, Diploma in Educational Social Democrat 0.1 - Sean Sherlock is Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Administration). Petitions and a member of the Occupation Joint Committee on Finance, Public Full-time public representative. Formerly Expenditure and Reform, and teacher and career guidance counsellor Taoiseach. He is the Labour Party Spokesperson on Public Expenditure David Stanton was appointed Minister & Reform and Communications, of State for Justice at the Department Climate Change & Natural Resources. of Justice and Equality with special He was appointed Minister of State responsibility for Equality, Immigration, with responsibility for Research & and Integration on Thursday, 19th of May Innovation at the Departments of 2016.He is also a member of the All- Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation and Party Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform. of Education & Skills on 10 March In the 31st Dáil, he was Chairperson 2011 until 15 July 2014 when he of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on was appointed Minister of State for Justice, Defence and Equality. He was Development, Trade Promotion and also the Chairperson of the Working North South Co-operation until 2016. Group of Committee Chairs. First elected to the Dail in 2007 he has Originally from a farming background served as Labour Party spokesperson in Ladysbridge, he served as a on Agriculture. commissioned officer in An Foras Sean Sherlock is a son of Joe Cosanta Áitiúl. Director and former Sherlock, Sinn Féin The Workers Party public relations officer of Midleton TD for Cork East 1981-82, Workers and District Day Care Centre Ltd. Party TD 1987-92, Labour Party TD and member of Midleton Chamber of 2002-07, and member of the Labour Commerce. Panel of the Seanad 1993-97.

22 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Cork East

Kevin O’Keeffe (FF) Pat Buckley (SF) Home Address Home Address Ballylough, Michelstown, Co. Cork 6 Hollyridge, Broomfield West, Contact Details Midleton, Co. Cork Office: (022) 25320 Contact Details Dáil: (01) 618 3914. Constutuency Office: 2 The Crescent, M: (087) 2345 163 Millbrook, Mill Road, Midleton, Co. Cork E: [email protected] Office: (021) 463 9551 Birth Place/Date Dáil: (01) 618 3062 Cork, 7 April 1964 T:@patbuckelyTD E: [email protected] Education St Colman’s College, Fermoy; CIT Birth Place/Date Cork, 13 July 1968 Occupation Public representative. Farmer. Marital Status Married. Two children Kevin O’Keeffe is a new Dáil Deputy. Education Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesperson on Waterford Institute of Technology Sport. Member of the Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport. Occupation Unsuccessful candidate at the Full-time public representative 2011 general election. Pat Buckley is Sinn Fein Junior Member of Cork County Council 1997 - Spokesperson on Mental Health 2016. & Suicide Prevention. Member of He is a son of former TD and Minister Committee on the Future of Healthcare. of State Ned O’Keeffe (1982 to 2011). Elected first as a Midleton town councillor, he was elected to Cork County Council in 2014 and served there until his election to the Dáil in the February 2016 general election. He is a member of a number of local community organisations in the area. He is a voluntary worker and PRO of the ‘Let’s Get Together Foundation’, a non-profit suicide prevention group. He founded the suicide charity after two of his brothers took their own lives.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 23 Cork East

First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count

Transfer of Seats 4 Cannon, R's , Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Bullman, P's and Curtin, K's Votes and McCarthy, K's Leonardi-Roche, C's Barry, T's Linehan-Foley, M's Bradford, P's Votes McCarthy, N's Sherlock, S's Number of Votes Quota 10,562 Harty, N's Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result

+ 41 + 95 + 94 + 162 + 95 + 472 + 663 + 216 + 349 Ahern, Barbara (F.F.) 4,594 4,635 4,730 4,824 4,986 5,081 5,553 6,216 6,432 6,781 + 34 + 25 + 12 + 41 * Barry, Tom (F.G.) 3,461 3,495 3,520 3,532 3,573 - - - - - + 83 + 133 + 71 + 303 + 357 + 405 Bradford, Paul (R.I.) 3,244 3,327 3,460 3,531 3,834 4,191 4,596 - - - + 79 + 135 + 397 + 807 + 85 + 820 + 494 + 282 + 182 BUCKLEY, PAT (S.F.) 5,358 5,437 5,572 5,969 6,776 6,861 7,681 8,175 8,457 8,639

Bullman, Paddy (Non-P.) 241 ------

Cannon, Ross (Non-P.) 147 ------+ 184 Curtin, Ken (S.D.) 1,386 1,570 ------

Harty, Natasha (G.P.) 806 ------+ 177 + 410 + 651 Leonardi-Roche, Ciara (AAA-PBP) 1,999 2,176 2,586 3,237 ------+ 135 + 85 + 150 + 589 + 28 Linehan-Foley, Mary (Non-P.) 3,145 3,280 3,365 3,515 4,104 4,132 - - - - + 57 + 121 McCarthy, Kieran (Non-P.) 1,635 1,692 1,813 ------+ 19 + 54 + 86 + 153 + 970 + 91 + 424 McCarthy, Noel (F.G.) 4,406 4,425 4,479 4,565 4,718 5,688 5,779 6,203 - - + 26 + 57 + 69 + 132 + 327 + 379 + 626 + 1,155 O'KEEFFE, KEVIN (F.F.) 8,264 8,290 8,347 8,416 8,548 8,875 9,254 9,880 11,035 - + 175 + 270 + 92 + 294 + 894 + 312 + 930 + 1,887 * SHERLOCK, SEAN (LAB.) 6,949 7,124 7,394 7,486 7,780 8,674 8,986 9,916 11,803 - + 125 + 105 + 83 + 109 + 719 + 787 + 548 + 1,911 * STANTON, DAVID (F.G.) 7,171 7,296 7,401 7,484 7,593 8,312 9,099 9,647 11,558 - + 59 + 80 + 108 + 647 + 98 + 866 + 911 + 752 + 710 Non-transferable papers not effective - 59 139 247 894 992 1,858 2,769 3,521 4,231

*Denotes outgoing TD

24 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Cork East

First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count

Bullman, Paddy (Non-P.) 241 ------

Cannon, Ross (Non-P.) 147 ------+ 184 Curtin, Ken (S.D.) 1,386 1,570 ------

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Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 81,609 Spoiled votes 516 Valid poll 51,174 Turnout 63.34% Quota 10,235 Candidates 14

Party share of the vote Mick Barry (Solidarity, Ist preferences Nos % Billy Kelleher (FF) Fianna Fáil 14,286 27.92 Home Address formerlyAAA) Ballyphilip, White’s Cross, Glanmire, Sinn Fein 10,004 19.55 Home Address Co. Cork Fine Gael 9,105 17.79 6 Seminary Villas, Blackpool, Cork City Contact Details AAA-PBP 8,041 15.71 Contact Details Constituency Office: 28A Ballyhooley Office: (021) 450 2681 Labour 3,723 7.28 Road, Dillon’s Cross, Cork Dáil: (01) 618 3268 Independent/ Office: (021) 450 2289 M: (087) 205 2722 Dáil: (01) 618 3219 Others 1,783 3.48 t:@MickBarryTD M: (087) 258 0521 Green Party 1,693 3.31 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Workers Party 1,419 2.77 W: www.antiausterityalliance.ie Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Renua 1,120 2.19 Cork, 20 January 1968 Ohio, United States, 17 September Quota Seats Marital Status 1964 Fianna Fáil 1.4 1 Married, three children Marital Status Sinn Féin 1.0 1 Education Married Sacred Heart College, Carrignavar, Co. Fine Gael 0.9 1 Education Cork AAA-PBP 0.8 1 Dublin Institute of Technology Pallaskenry Agricultural College, Labour 0.4 - Limerick Occupation Independent/ Full-time public representative Occupation Others 0.2 - Public representative and farmer Mick Barry is new Dáil deputy. His Green Party 0.2 - a member of the Joint Oireachtas Billy Kelleher is Fianna Fáil Workers Party 0.1 - Business Committee, Committee on Spokesperson on Health. Member of the Future of Healthcare, the Joint Renua Ireland 0.1 - the Joint Committee on Health and Committee on Social Protection and the Joint Committee on the Future of Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism Healthcare. He was Minister of State and Sport. for Trade and Commerce (2009 – 2011) and Minister of State for Labour Affairs Previously a member of the Labour (2007 – 2009). Party, he was expelled by Dick Spring alongside Joe Higgins and 12 others in First elected to the Dáil in 1997 and re- 1989. Moved to Cork from Dublin two elected at each subsequent election. years later. Former Member of Joint Committees on Agriculture, Food and the Marine; He was first elected City Councillor Environment and Local Government in June 2004 and re-elected in June and Tourism, Sport and Recreation. 2009 and May 2014 (both times on the first count). He also stood as a He was a Taoiseach’s nominee to the candidate in the Cork North–Central Seanad 1992 – 97. Contested the constituency at the 2002, 2007 and 1992 general election in Cork North 2011 general elections. He is a Central losing out on the last seat by founding member of the Anti-Austerity 25 votes. He was also a candidate Alliance (AAA). in the same constituency in the by- election caused by the death of Gerry O’Sullivan in 1994.

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Jonathan O’Brien (SF) Dara Murphy (FG) Home Address Home Address 11 Fairfield Green, Farranree, Cork City Gardener’s Hill, St. Luke’s Cross, Cork Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: 52 Shandon St., Constituency Office: Camden House, Cork City Camden Quay, Cork Office: (021) 421 2233 Office: (021) 4559 353 Dáil: (01) 6184040 Dáil: (01) 618 3862 M: (085) 213 3907 M: (086) 253 3729 E: [email protected] E:[email protected] T: @jobrien_sf Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Cork, December 1969 Cork city, December 1971 Marital Status Marital Status Married, three daughters Married; four children Education Education Christian Brothers, Cork. UCC North Monastery Secondary School Occupation Occupation Full-time public representative. Full-time public representative Formerly owner of a catering business

Jonathan O’Brien is Sinn Féin’s Dara Murphy is Minister of State for Spokesperson on Justice & Equality European Affairs, EU Digital Single and Drug & Alcohol Abuse. He is a Market and Data Protection. He was member of the Select Committee on re-appointed to the role in May 2016, Members’ Interests of Dáil Éireann. having served as Minister of State for First elected to the Dáil in 2011. Co- European Affairs and Data Protection opted to the party’s only seat on Cork from July 2014. City Council in 2001, he was re-elected First elected to the Dáil in 2011. In in 2004 and 2009. Unsuccessfully 2015 he was elected a Vice President contested general elections in of the European People’s Party, Fine 2002 and 2007. Gael’s European affiliate and Europe’s A keen follower of sports, he is a largest political group. During the former player with Na Piarsaigh GAA 31st Dáil, he served as Vice-Chair of Club and is a former director of Cork the Oireachtas Joint Committee on City FC which is now owned by its European Union Affairs and a member fans. of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. He also served as Chairman of the Fine Gael Committee on European Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Trade. He was elected to Cork City Council on his second attempt in 2004 and re-elected in 2009. Lord Mayor of Cork 2009 – 10.

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Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 4 Kiely, T's Murphy, M's, Kelleher, B's Keohane, G’s O'Leary, P's Tynan, T's Moran, O's Gould, T's O'Brien, J's Barry, M's O'Leary, J's Number of Votes and O'Loughlin, P's Quota 10,235 Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 672 + 191 + 234 + 209 + 750 + 617 BARRY, MICK (AAA-PBP) 8,041 8,713 8,904 9,138 9,347 10,097 10,714 - - - - - + 274 + 53 + 75 + 61 + 162 + 60 - Gould, Thomas (S.F.) 3,773 4,047 4,100 4,175 4,236 4,398 4,458 - - - -

* KELLEHER, BILLY (F.F.) 14,286 ------+ 240 + 148 Keohane, Ger (Non-P.) 912 1,152 1,300 ------+ 75 - 548 Kiely, Thomas (Non-P.) 473 548 ------+ 635 + 61 + 87 + 102 + 110 + 568 + 150 + 369 + 168 + 1,518 * Lynch, Kathleen (Lab.) 3,723 4,358 4,419 4,506 4,608 4,718 5,286 5,436 5,805 5,973 7,491 + 243 + 75 + 97 + 223 + 159 Moran, Oliver (G.P.) 1,693 1,936 2,011 2,108 2,331 2,490 - - - - - + 454 + 28 + 54 + 157 + 51 + 158 + 84 + 119 + 34 + 2,853 * MURPHY, DARA (F.G.) 5,264 5,718 5,746 5,800 5,957 6,008 6,166 6,250 6,369 6,403 9,256 + 50 - 265 Murphy, Mick (Non-P.) 215 265 ------+ 410 + 113 + 111 + 74 + 321 + 202 + 3,617 - 844 * O'BRIEN, JONATHAN (S.F.) 6,231 6,641 6,754 6,865 6,939 7,260 7,462 11,079 10,235 - - + 442 + 81 + 79 + 244 + 84 + 367 + 87 + 263 + 93 - 5,581 O'Leary, Julie (F.G.) 3,841 4,283 4,364 4,443 4,687 4,771 5,138 5,225 5,488 5,581 - + 325 + 75 + 196 - 1,716 O'Leary, Paddy (R.I.) 1,120 1,445 1,520 1,716 ------+ 35 O'Loughlin, Peter 183 218 ------+ 196 + 79 + 111 + 114 Tynan, Ted (W.P.) 1,419 1,615 1,694 1,805 1,919 ------+ 127 + 256 + 532 + 282 + 518 + 520 + 93 + 184 + 1,210 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 127 383 915 1,197 1,715 2,235 2,328 2,512 3,722

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Taoiseach Enda Kenny with General Election Candidate Marcella Corcoran Kennedy and David Shields at the Grants heating manufacturing facility in Birr Co. Offaly. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

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Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 67,589 Spoiled votes 395 Valid poll 46,958 Turnout 70.06% Quota 11,740 Candidates 13

Party share of the vote Aindrias Moynihan (FF) Ist preferences Nos % Michael Creed (FG) Fianna Fáil 16,256 34.62 Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 15,106 32.17 1 Sullane Weirs, Macroom, Co. Cork Gortnascairte, Ballymakeera, Co. Cork Independent/ Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: St Others 9,436 20.09 Constituency Office: 95 Railway View, Macroom, and New Town Centre Martin’s Place, West End, Main Sinn Féin 3,238 6.90 Ballincollig Street, Ballincollig and 5 South Square, Renua Ireland 1,568 3.34 Office: (026) 41835/(087) 821 2127 Macroom Green Party 1,354 2.88 M: (087) 242 4631 Office: (021) 482 6644 and (026) E: [email protected] 23346 Quota Seats W: www.michaelcreedfg.wordpress. M: (086) 222 9165 Fianna Fáil 1.4 2 com Email: [email protected] Fine Gael 1.3 1 Birth Place/Date Website: www.aindriasmoynihan.ie Independent/ Cork, 29 June 1963 Birth Place/Date Cork, 17 October 1967. Others 0.8 - Marital Status Sinn Féin 0.3 - Married, two sons, one daughter. Marital Status Married, four children. Renua Ireland 0.1 - Education St. Coman’s College, Fermoy, De La Education Green Party 0.1 - Salle College, Macroom, UCC (BA Baile Bhuirne and Cúl Aodh H.Dip in Ed.) DIT (Diploma in Legal Degree in Engineering (CIT) and Studies) Diploma in Marketing and Management Occupation (UCC) Government Minister and public Occupation representative. Former businessman. Full-time public representative

Michael Creed was appointed Minister Aindrias Moynihan is a new Dáil for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on deputy. He is Fianna Fáil’s Junior 6 May 2016. First elected in 1989 but Spokesperson on Gaeltacht & Natural lost his seat in 2002 General Election Resources. Member of Cork County but regained it in 2007. Council 2003 – 2016. He has held several positions on He is a member of a number of the Fine Gael front-bench including committees both voluntary and Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2007 – professional. 2010, Health 1989 – 1993, Youth & Son of Donal Moynihan, Former TD Sport in 1993-1994 and Education; for Cork North West from 1982 to Arts, Culture & the Gaeltacht in 1994. 1989 and from 1992 to 2007 and He was first co-opted to Cork County grandson of James Moynihan, a county Council in 1987 and elected until 2007. councillor from 1928 to 1970. He was Chairperson of Cork County Council in 2005-06. Son of Donal Creed, TD for Mid Cork 1965 – 81 and Cork North-West 1981 – 89. Minister of State, Dept. of Health June – November 1981; at the Dept. of Environment 1981 – 82 and at the Dept. of Education 1982 – 86.

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32nd Dáil Make-up by Party

Michael Moynihan (FF) Home Address Meens, Kiskeam, Mallow, Co. Cork Contact Details Constituency Office: Percival Street, Kanturk (029) 51299 and Lower Main Street, Charleville (063) 21088 Dáil: (01) 6183595 M: (087) 2745810 2016 Email: michael.moynihan@oireachtas. ie, [email protected] Website: www.michaelmoynihantd.ie Birth Place/Date Cork, 12 January 1968 Marital Status Married, one daughter, one son Education Boherbue Comprehensive School, Mallow. Cork Institute of Technology. Occupation Full-time public representative. Farmer. FG: 50 Michael Moynihan is Fianna Fáil Whip in the Dáil. He is a member of the Committee on Procedure and the FF: 44 Business Committee. IO: 23 First elected to the Dáil in 1997 and at every general election since. He was chairman of the Oireachtas Joint SF: 23 Committee on Education and Science from 2004 to 2007. Former chairman LAB: 7 of Ógra Fianna Fáil. Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Agriculture and Food from 2011 to 2012, spokesperson on AAA PBP: 6 Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 2012 to 2016. SD: 3 Outside of Leinster House, he is a member of the ICMSA, a Vice Chairman of the Kiskeam Sean Moylan GP: 2 Commemoration Committee and is a life member of Kiskeam GAA Club.

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Transfer of Griffin, Seats 3 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of S's, O’Donnell, Quota 11,740 Number of votes Manning, C's O'Riordan, S's Fitzgerald, J's O'Flynn, D's Dennehy, N's Collins, Á's Creed, M's M's O'Sullivan, J's votes votes votes votes votes votes surplus votes + 60 + 198 + 190 + 259 + 247 + 197 * Collins, Áine (F.G.) 6,237 6,297 6,495 6,685 6,944 7,191 7,388 - - + 155 + 150 + 153 + 239 + 181 + 331 + 4,879 * CREED, MICHAEL (F.G.) 8,869 9,024 9,174 9,327 9,566 9,747 10,078 14,957 - + 96 + 151 + 148 + 150 + 473 Dennehy, Nigel (S.F.) 3,238 3,334 3,485 3,633 3,783 4,256 - - - + 65 + 127 + 120 Fitzgerald, Jason (R.I.) 1,568 1,633 1,760 1,880 - - - - -

Griffin, Shirley (Non-P.) 439 ------+ 147 Manning, Cormac (G.P.) 1,354 1,501 ------+ 80 + 197 + 166 + 311 + 278 + 799 + 386 + 818 MOYNIHAN, AINDRIAS (F.F.) 8,924 9,004 9,201 9,367 9,678 9,956 10,755 11,141 11,959 + 12 + 30 + 145 + 239 + 386 + 244 + 840 + 701 * MOYNIHAN, MICHAEL (F.F.) 7,332 7,344 7,374 7,519 7,758 8,144 8,388 9,228 9,929

O’Donnell, Michael (C.P.I.) 185 ------+ 158 + 182 + 228 + 203 O'Flynn, Diarmuid (Non-P.) 2,159 2,317 2,499 2,727 2,930 - - - - + 169 + 198 O'Riordan, Steven (Non-P.) 1,361 1,530 1,728 ------+ 105 + 114 + 411 + 279 + 964 + 1,210 + 652 + 1,131 O'Shea, John Paul (Non-P.) 4,814 4,919 5,033 5,444 5,723 6,687 7,897 8,549 9,680

O'Sullivan, Jerry (Non-P.) 478 ------+ 55 + 154 + 167 + 200 + 401 + 1,475 + 631 + 567 Non-transferable papers not effective - 55 209 376 576 977 2,452 3,083 3,650

*Denotes outgoing TD

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O'Sullivan, Jerry (Non-P.) 478 ------+ 55 + 154 + 167 + 200 + 401 + 1,475 + 631 + 567 Non-transferable papers not effective - 55 209 376 576 977 2,452 3,083 3,650

Simon Harris, Minister of State at the Departments of Finance and Taoiseach with Simon Coveney, Minister for Agriculture launching Fine Gael’s Online Income Calculator at the election headquarters at CHQ. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

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Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 84,482 Spoiled votes 404 Valid poll 55,682 Turnout 66.39% Quota 11,137 Candidates 15

Party share of the vote Micheál Martin (FF) Ist preferences Nos % Michael McGrath (FF) Fianna Fáil 23,141 41.56 Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 14,384 25.83 4 North Lawn, Carrig na Curra, Laois Laoi, 16 Silver Manor, Ballincollig, Co. Carrigaline, Co Cork Cork Sinn Féin 6,986 12.55 Contact Details Independent/ Contact Details Constituency Office: Kilmoney Road, Constituency Office: 137 Evergreen Road, Others 4,071 7.31 Carrigaline, Co. Cork Turner’s Cross, Cork Labour 2,417 4.34 Office: (021) 437 6699 Office: (021) 432 0088 Green Party 2,064 3.71 Dáil: (01) 618 3801 Dáil: (01) 618 4350 M: (087) 242 3322 AAA-PBP 1,732 3.11 E: [email protected] W: www.michaelmcgrath.ie E: micheá[email protected] Renua Ireland 887 1.59 W: www.michealmartin.ie Birth Place/Date t: @fiannafailparty Quota Seats Cork, 23 August 1976 Birth Place/Date Fianna Fáil 2.1 2 Marital Status Cork, 1 August 1960 Fine Gael 1.3 1 Married, seven children Marital Status Sinn Féin 0.6 1 Education Married, five children (two deceased) Independent/ St Peter’s Community College, Passage Education Others 0.4 - West, Co Cork; University College, Cork (BComm) Colaiste Chriost Rí, Cork and UCC (BA, HDip. Labour 0.2 - in Ed, MA-political history) Occupation Green Party 0.2 - Public Representative. Chartered Occupation AAA-PBP 0.2 - accountant Public Representative, Uachtarán Fhianna Fáil. RI 0.1 - Formerly secondary school teacher Michael McGrath is the Fianna Fáil Elected eight leader of Fianna Fáil on Spokesperson on Finance. He is a 26 January 2011 in a four-way contest to member of the Joint Committee on succeed Brian Cowen. He defeated party Finance, Public Expenditure and colleagues Eamon O’Cuiv, Brian Lenihan Reform, and Taoiseach; the Select and Mary Hanafin. Became Leader of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight Opposition in the Dail on 10 March 2011. and the Select Committee on Resigned as Minister for Foreign Affairs on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny. 19 January 2011 after challenging Taoiseach He was one of the representatives of Brian Cowen’s leadership. Had been Minister Fianna Fáil in talks on government for Foreign Affairs since 2008; Minister formation in 2016 and a member of for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry which 2004 –2008; Minister for Health and Children reported in January 2016. 2000 – 2004; and Minister for Education First elected to the Dáil in 2007. 1997 – 2000. Previously unsuccessful candidate for First elected to the Dáil in 1989 and at all the Seanad in 2002. subsequent general elections. Fianna Fáil Elected to Cork County Council in the Front Bench spokesperson on Education and local elections in 2004, topping the the Gaeltacht 1995 –1997. poll in his electoral area at the first First elected to Cork Corporation in 1985 and attempt. Member Passage West Town Lord Mayor of Cork from 1992 to 1993. He is a Council 1999 and re-elected in 2004; former member of the Governing Body, UCC Chairperson of the Council 2000 - 01. and of the Governing Body, RTC, and a former Michael McGrath qualified as a member of the ASTI. chartered accountant with KPMG in In March 2009, he published a book from 2001. a thesis he wrote while studying at UCC, ‘Freedom to Choose: Cork and Party Politics in Ireland 1918-1932’, (Collins Press).

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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Simon Coveney (FG) (SF) Home Address The Rock, Carrigaline, County Cork Home Address 9 Cúirt Na Faiche Thoir, Feirm An Contact details Mhainéir, An Leitheanach Beag, An Constituency Office: Main Street, Carrigaline, Tóchar, Co. Chorcaí County Cork Office: (021) 437 4200. Contact Details M: (087) 832 1755. Constituency Office: 27 tAscal an E: [email protected] tSrutha, An Tóchar, Co. Chorcaí W: www.simoncoveney.ie Dáil: (01) 618 3097 M: (086) 881 9653 Birth Place/Date Cork, 16 June 1972 E: donnchadh.olaoghaire@oireachtas. ie Marital Status Birth Place/Date Married, three daughters. Cork, 8 February 1989. Education Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare; Education UCC; Gurteen Agricultural College, County UCC (Law) Tipperary; the Royal Agriculture College, Occupation Gloucestershire ( B.Sc. in Agriculture and Full-time public representative Land Management). Occupation Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire is a new Dáil Government Minister and public Deputy. He is Sinn Féin Spokesperson representative. Farmer. Former sailing on Children & Youth Affairs and a instructor. member of the Joint Committee on Simon Coveney was appointed Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on 6 May 2016. Appointed Member of Cork County Council 2014 - Minister for Agriculture, Food and the 2016. He worked as a parliamentary Marine on 9 March 2011. In addition, assistant to Sinn Féin senators David appointed Minister for Defence in the July Cullinane and Trevor Ó Clochartaigh 2014 reshuffle. and former Cork East Sinn Féin TD, Sandra McLellan, from 2011 until he Fine Gael spokesperson on Transport during was elected to Cork County Council in the 30th Dáil and chaired the party’s Policy 2014. Development Committee in the run-up to the 2011 General Election. First elected to the Scout Leader with the 5th Cork (The Dáil in a by-election for Cork South Central in Lough) Scouts and a lifelong member October 1998 following the death of his father of St. Finbarr’s Hurling and Football Hugh Coveney. Elected to the European Club. A fluent Gaeilgeoir, he is a former Parliament for the Ireland South constituency member of the Board of Foras na in 2004 but gave up the seat in June 2007 in Gaeilge. order to remain in domestic politics. Member, Cork County Council and Southern Health Board from 1999-2003. Former Chairperson of Joint City and County Committee. A keen fan of all competitive sport, he played Rugby for Garryowen, Cork Constitution and Crosshaven Rugby Club. In 1997/8 he led the “Sail Chernobyl Project” which involved sailing 30,000 miles around the world for charity.

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Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 4 Harris, J's and Bogue, L's and McGrath, M's Martin, M's Mohally, M's O'Connell, J's Kenneally, C's Ó Cadhla, D's Ryan, F's Lynch, C's Number of Votes Hourihane, E's Finn, M's Quota 11,137 Surplus and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 31 + 13 + 6 + 69 + 60 + 121 + 88 + 478 + 361 Bogue, Lorna (G.P.) 2,064 2,095 2,108 2,114 2,183 2,243 2,364 2,452 2,930 3,291 - + 79 + 32 + 2 + 36 + 14 + 119 + 26 + 59 + 1,057 + 1,274 * Buttimer, Jerry (F.G.) 6,419 6,498 6,530 6,532 6,568 6,582 6,701 6,727 6,786 7,843 9,117 + 215 + 53 + 8 + 52 + 10 + 165 + 59 + 64 + 724 + 1,057 * COVENEY, SIMON (F.G.) 7,965 8,180 8,233 8,241 8,293 8,303 8,468 8,527 8,591 9,315 10,372 + 45 + 23 + 8 + 74 + 55 + 103 + 183 + 330 + 157 Finn, Mick 2,378 2,423 2,446 2,454 2,528 2,583 2,686 2,869 3,199 3,356 - + 21 + 5 + 12 Harris, Joe (Non-P.) 350 371 376 388 ------+ 23 + 2 + 4 Hourihane, Elizabeth (Non-P.) 304 327 329 333 ------+ 44 + 13 + 7 + 39 + 24 Kenneally, Ciarán (R.I.) 887 931 944 951 990 1,014 - - - - - + 45 + 16 + 3 + 23 + 9 + 61 + 37 + 74 * Lynch, Ciarán (Lab.) 2,417 2,462 2,478 2,481 2,504 2,513 2,574 2,611 2,685 - -

* MARTIN, MICHEÁL (F.F.) 11,346 11,346 ------

* MCGRATH, MICHAEL (F.F.) 11,795 ------+ 3 + 3 Mohally, Michael Joseph (Non-P.) 170 173 176 ------+ 16 + 6 + 50 + 106 + 60 + 81 Ó Cadhla, Diarmaid (Non-P.) 869 885 891 941 1,047 1,107 1,188 - - - - + 15 + 5 + 14 + 51 O'Connell, Jim (AAA-PBP) 795 810 815 829 880 ------Ó LAOGHAIRE, DONNCHADH + 104 + 32 + 30 + 105 + 157 + 110 + 353 + 489 + 160 + 2,127 UINSEANN (S.F.) 6,986 7,090 7,122 7,152 7,257 7,414 7,524 7,877 8,366 8,526 10,653 + 17 + 6 + 16 + 61 + 455 + 100 + 290 RYAN, Fiona (AAA-PBP) 937 954 960 976 1,037 1,492 1,592 1,882 - - - - - + 16 + 105 + 36 + 154 + 152 + 388 + 226 + 2,189 Non-transferable papers not effective - - - 16 121 157 311 463 851 1,077 3,266

*Denotes outgoing TD

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* MARTIN, MICHEÁL (F.F.) 11,346 11,346 ------

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Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 63,583 Spoiled votes 331 Valid poll 43,258 Turnout 68.55% Quota 10,815 Candidates 11

Party share of the vote Michael Collins (Ind) Ist preferences Nos % Margaret Murphy Fine Gael 13,803 31.91 O’Mahony (FF) Home Address Lowertown, Schull, Co Cork Independent/ Home Address Others 13,530 31.28 “Glendale”, Dunmanway Road, Contact Details Constituency Office: Townsend Street, Fianna Fáil 8,482 19.61 Bandon, Co. Cork Skibereen and New Road, Bandon Sinn Féin 3,656 8.45 Contact Details Office: (028) 23340 (Skibereen) and Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Labour 3,035 7.02 (023) 882 9440 (Bandon) Dáil: (01) 618 3880 Dáil: (01) 618 3133 Green Party 752 1.74 M: (086) 852 9275 M: (086) 3174606 [email protected] Quota Seats E: [email protected] Fine Gael 1.3 1 Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Cork, 7 October 1969 Independent Cork, 15 July 1958 Others 1.3 1 Marital Status Marital Status Married, two sons. Fianna Fáil 0.8 1 Married, three children Sinn Féin 0.3 - Education Occupation Colaiste na Toirbhirte, Bandon, Cork Public representative and farmer Labour 0.3 - Institute of Technology Michael Collins is a new Dáil deputy Green Party 0.07 - Occupation and a member of the Dáil’s Rural Full-time public representative Independent Group.

Margaret Murphy O’Mahony is a new Elected to Cork County Council in Dáil deputy. Member of the Joint 2014 serving until elected to the Committee on Health. Fianna Fáil Dáil in February 2016. He has been Spokesperson on Disability. active across a range of community Elected to Bandon Town Council in platforms for the past 25 years. He 2004 and again in 2009. First female is a member of the Irish Farmers’ Mayor of Bandon. Association, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Twice served as Mayor of Bandon, Farmers’ Association, the local Tidy 2004/2005 and 2010/2011. Elected to Towns committee, community council Cork County Council in 2014. and is a board member of the West Cork Development Partnership. A Former Post Office employee and member of 25 voluntary organisations Special Needs Assistant. Voluntary supporting the people of West Cork. worker with St Vincent de Paul. She is a sister of Circuit Court judge, Con Murphy, who died in 2011.

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The Top Six Vote-Getters in General Election 2016

Michael Healy-Rae (Ind. Kerry) 20,378

Stephen Donnelly (SD, Wicklow) 14,348 Jim Daly (FG) Home Address Billy Kelleher (FF, Cork NC) 14,286 5 Millgrove, Clonakilty, Co Cork Denis Naughten (Ind., Roscommon-Galway) 13,936 Contact details Constituency Office: Fernhill Road, Seán Fleming (FF, Laois) 13,626 Clonkilty & 7 South Main Street, Bandon Enda Kenny (FG, Mayo) 13,318 Office: (023) 884 3868 and (023) 885 8770 Dáil: (01) 618 3886 M: (087) 746 5397 E: [email protected]. W: www.jimdaly.ie. t: @jimdalytd Birth Place/Date Cork, 20 December 1972 Marital Status Married, four sons Education Coláiste Muire, Cobh; NUI Maynooth (BA in Gaeilge & Philosophy); Mary Immaculate College, Limerick (Dip Primary Education) Occupation Full time public representative, formerly primary school principal

Jim Daly is Chair of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs; Member of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills; the Business Committee and Committee on Procedure. First elected to the Dáil in the 2011 general election. He ran unsuccessfully for the Seanad in 2007. First elected to Cork County Council in 2004 and re-elected for Skibbereen electoral area in 2009. Elected as Mayor of the County of Cork in 2010. Chairman Clonakilty District Chamber of Tourism; member of Clonakilty District Chamber of Commerce formation committee. Former Principal of Gaelscoil Dr. Uí Shúilleabháin, Skibbereen 2002–05.

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Transfer of Heaney, T's, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 3 O’Mahony, J's, Pettit Number of Votes McCarthy, M's McCarthy, R's Coleman, A’s O’Leary, F's and Quota 10,815 Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Powell, G's Votes and Result + 317 + 362 + 771 Coleman, Alan (Non-P.) 4,955 5,272 5,634 6,405 - + 582 + 446 + 1,465 + 1,805 COLLINS, MICHAEL (NON-P.) 6,765 7,347 7,793 9,258 11,063 + 263 + 890 + 251 + 1,025 * DALY, JIM (F.G.) 7,370 7,633 8,523 8,774 9,799 + 141 + 803 + 167 + 664 * Harrington, Noel (F.G.) 6,433 6,574 7,377 7,544 8,208 - 686 Heaney, Theresa (C.D.) 686 - - - - + 362 * McCarthy, Michael (Lab.) 3,035 3,397 - - - + 337 + 267 McCarthy, Rachel (S.F.) 3,656 3,993 4,260 - - MURPHY O'MAHONY, + 363 + 383 + 792 + 1,942 MARGARET (F.F.) 8,482 8,845 9,228 10,020 11,962

O’Mahony, Johnny (G.P.) 752 - - - -

Pettit O’Leary, Fiona (Non-P.) 423 - - - -

Powell, Gillian (Non-P.) 701 - - - - + 197 + 246 + 814 + 969 Non-transferable papers not effective - 197 443 1,257 2,226

*Denotes outgoing TD

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First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Incumbents and Non-Incumbents - Transfer of Heaney, T's, Election 2016 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 3 O’Mahony, J's, Pettit Number of Votes McCarthy, M's McCarthy, R's Coleman, A’s O’Leary, F's and Quota 10,815 Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Powell, G's Votes and Result Incumbents fared better pro rata than non-incumbents, + 317 + 362 + 771 and two-thirds of those who stood for re-election were Coleman, Alan (Non-P.) 4,955 5,272 5,634 6,405 - successful. There were a further 8 former TDs returning + 582 + 446 + 1,465 + 1,805 after an absence (Thomas Byrne FF, John Curran FF, COLLINS, MICHAEL (NON-P.) 6,765 7,347 7,793 9,258 11,063 Michael D’Arcy FG, Pat Cope Gallagher FF, Seán Haughey + 263 + 890 + 251 + 1,025 FF, Darragh O’Brien FF, Eamon Ryan Grn, Eamon Scanlon * DALY, JIM (F.G.) 7,370 7,633 8,523 8,774 9,799 FF), and 52 first-time TDs, about a third of the total. + 141 + 803 + 167 + 664 * Harrington, Noel (F.G.) 6,433 6,574 7,377 7,544 8,208 - 686 Heaney, Theresa (C.D.) 686 - - - - + 362 * McCarthy, Michael (Lab.) 3,035 3,397 - - - + 337 + 267 McCarthy, Rachel (S.F.) 3,656 3,993 4,260 - - MURPHY O'MAHONY, + 363 + 383 + 792 + 1,942 MARGARET (F.F.) 8,482 8,845 9,228 10,020 11,962

O’Mahony, Johnny (G.P.) 752 - - - -

Pettit O’Leary, Fiona (Non-P.) 423 - - - -

Powell, Gillian (Non-P.) 701 - - - - + 197 + 246 + 814 + 969 Non-transferable papers not effective - 197 443 1,257 2,226

Rosie Cooney, Returning Officer Staff cross checking Ballot Boxes before their early morning distribution to polling stations in the constituencies of Dublin North West, Dublin Bay North, Dublin Bay South, Dublin Central and Dublin South Central in the 2016 General Election. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 41 Donegal

Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 117,675 Spoiled votes 654 Valid poll 73,303 Turnout 62.85% Quota 12,218 Candidates 16

Party share of the vote Pearse Doherty (SF) Ist preferences Nos % Charlie McConalogue Fianna Fáil 22,731 31.01 (FF) Home Address Sinn Féin 20,178 27.53 Machaire Clochair, Na Doiri Beaga, Home Address Leitir Ceanainn Independent/ Carrownamaddy, Burt,Co. Donegal Contact Details Others 18,723 25.54 Contact Details Constituency Office: Ard Na gCeapari, Constituency Office: Chapel Street, Fine Gael 11,243 15.34 Middletown, Derrybeg, Co. Donegal Carndonagh, Co. Donegal (074) Green Party 428 0.58 Office: (074) 953 2832 937 3131and Dáil: (01) 618 3960 Market Square, Letterkenny, Co. Quota Seats M: (086) 381 7747 Donegal (074) 917 7282 Fianna Fáil 1.9 2 Email: [email protected], Dáil: (01) 618 3199 Sinn Féin 1.6 1 [email protected] M: (086) 816 1078 Website: www.pearsedoherty.ie Independent/ Email: Others 1.5 1 [email protected] Birth Place/Date Glasgow, 6 July 1977 Fine Gael 0.9 1 Birth Place/Date Green Party 0.04 - Donegal, 29 October 1977 Marital Status Married, two sons Marital Status Married Education Pobal Scoil, Gaoth Dobhair. DIT Education (Certificate in Civil Engineering) Carndonagh Community School , UCD (History, Politics & Economics) Occupation Full-time public representative Occupation Public Representative. Farmer Pearse Doherty is Sinn Fein’s Spokesman on Finance. He was first Charlie McConalogue is the Fianna Fáil elected to the Dáil for the Donegal Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food South-West constituency at a by- & the Marine. Member of the Joint election in November 2010 which was Committee on Agriculture, Food and forced on the then Fianna Fail-Green the Marine. A former Spokesperson on Party Government by a High Court Education & Skills. He was one of the case brought by Deputy Doherty. The Fianna Fáil representatives in the talks by-election was called by to fill the on government formation in 2016. Dáil seat vacated by Fianna Fáil’s Pat First elected to the Dáil in the ‘the Cope’ Gallagher when he won 2011 General Election for the election to the European Parliament in Donegal North East constituency. June 2009. Elected to Donegal County Council He had previously contested the in 2009. Deputy Mayor of Donegal 2002 and 2007 general elections and 2009 – 10. Formerly worked as a the European Parliament election in apolitical organiser in Fianna Fáil 2004. party headquarters before returning to Donegal to manage the family farm. Elected to the Agricultural Panel of the Seanad in 2007, becoming the first Sinn Féin Senator. Elected to Donegal County Council 2004. A founding member of Ógra Shinn Féin, serving on its National Executive between 1998 and 2001, he is currently a member of the Ard Comhairle of the party.

42 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Donegal

Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher (FF) Joe McHugh (FG) Thomas Pringle (Ind) Home Address Home Address Home Address Dungloe, Co. Donegal Claggan, Carrigart, Letterkenny, Co. 151 Church Road, Killybegs, Co. Contact Details Donegal Donegal. Constituency Office: Dungloe (074) Contact Details Contact Details 95 21276/21133 Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co. Constituency Office: Connolly House, Dáil: (01) 700 2191 Donegal Bridge St., Killybegs. M: (087) 223 8925 Office: (074) 91 64787 Office: (074) 974 1880 E: [email protected] Dept: (01) 408 2025 Dáil: (01) 618 4118 W: www.patthecope.com M: (085) 870 7537 M: (087) 6591701 Birth Place/Date E: [email protected]. Email: [email protected] W: www.DonegalMatters.com. Website: www.thomaspringle.ie Burtonport, Co. Donegal, 10 March 1948 Marital Status Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Letterkenny, 16 July 1971 Dublin, August 1967 Married Education Marital Status Marital Status Married, 3 children Married, three children. Roshine National School, Dungloe; Luinneach National School, Gweedore; Education Education High School, Dungloe; St Enda’s College, Umlagh NS, Carrigart; Loreto Convent, St Catherine’s Vocational School, Galway; UCG (B.Comm) Milford; St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth Killybegs. Letterkenny Institute of Occupation (BA Economics & Social Science; Technology. H.Dip. in Ed. ) Full-time public representative. Formerly Occupation fish exporter. Occupation Full-time public representative. Public representative. Formerly Formerly employee of Donegal County Pat the Cope Gallagher was elected Leas- economics and mathematics teacher; Council. Cheann-Comhairle of Dáil Éireann, by community worker. secret vote, on 6 July 2016. Thomas Pringle is an Independent Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Marine & Joe McHugh TD is the Minister of Deputy. He is a member of the Joint Fisheries. He was appointed Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Committee on Agriculture, Food and State at the Dept. of Health & Children Development Aid. From 2014 to the Marine, the Sub-Committee on Dáil with special responsibility for Health 2016, he was Minister of State with Reform and the Joint Committee on Promotion and Food Safety on 20 June responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs and the Future Funding of Domestic Water 2007. Previously Minister of State at a Natural Resources at the Departments Services. number of depts. of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and First elected to the Dáil in the February Communications, Energy and Natural First elected to the Dáil in 1981 and at all 2011 General Election. Elected to Resources. subsequent elections until 1997 when he Donegal County Council in 1999 gave up his seat to remain a member of He was previously appointed by as an Independent. Subsequently the European Parliament. He was re- An Taoiseach Enda Kenny as Co- joined Sinn Fein in 2004. Independent elected to the Dáil in 2002 and stepped Chairperson of the British- Irish again in 2007 and re-elected in 2009. down as MEP for Connacht-Ulster. Parliamentary Assembly in July 2011. Contested the 2002 General Election Member of the European Parliament First elected to the Dáil in 2007. and the 2010 by-election without 1994 – 2002. He was elected as an Member of the Seanad 2002-2007. success. MEP for the North-West constituency Member of Donegal County Council, at the 2009 European Parliament 1999–2003. election and narrowly lost his seat at the A geography and maths teacher 2014 European Parliament election. He in Loreto College, Letterkenny, was re-elected to the Dáil in the February from 1993 to 1995. Taught A Level 2016 General Election in the new 5-seater Economics, Business Studies and Donegal constituency. Geography in the International School His grandfather, Paddy the Cope, was of Choeuifat, UAE. a leading figure in the co-operative He is married to Olwyn Enright, Fine movement early in the last century. Gael TD for Laois–Offaly 2002-2011.

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First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count Eleventh Count Twelfth Count Thirteenth Count Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Flanagan, P's, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of McConalogue, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of NicFhearraigh, McGarvey, I's Doherty, P's Gallagher, P's McHugh, J's C's McBrearty, F’s Kennedy, N's Harte, P's Doherty, G's Sheils, D's Jackson, T's Seats 5 Number of Votes C's and Surplus and Surplus and Surplus and Surplus and Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Mooney, M's Result Result Result Quota 12,218 Result Votes and Result + 2 + 4 + 41 + 194 + 43 + 36 Doherty, Gary (S.F.) 4,136 4,138 4,142 4,183 4,377 4,420 4,456 ------+ 5 + 25 + 194 + 346 + 183 + 137 + 3,410 * DOHERTY, PEARSE (S.F.) 10,300 10,305 10,330 10,524 10,870 11,053 11,190 14,600 - - - - - + 14 + 1 Flanagan, Paula Mary (G.P.) 428 442 443 ------+ 5 + 159 + 142 + 190 + 247 + 219 + 107 + 131 + 434 + 1,306 GALLAGHER, PAT THE COPE (F.F.) 10,198 10,203 10,362 10,504 10,694 10,941 11,160 11,267 11,398 11,832 13,138 - - + 1 + 6 + 96 + 199 + 111 Harte, Paddy (F.G.) 2,831 2,832 2,838 2,934 3,133 3,244 ------+ 5 + 16 + 151 + 282 + 285 + 205 + 126 + 140 + 1,074 Jackson, Tim (Non-P.) 3,580 3,585 3,601 3,752 4,034 4,319 4,524 4,650 4,790 5,864 - - - + 6 + 6 + 135 + 74 Kennedy, Niamh (Non-P.) 1,836 1,842 1,848 1,983 2,057 ------+ 1 + 30 + 120 + 68 + 47 + 24 + 535 + 1,942 + 634 + 573 + 136 + 46 * MacLochlainn, Pádraig (S.F.) 5,742 5,743 5,773 5,893 5,961 6,008 6,032 6,567 8,509 9,143 9,716 9,852 9,898 + 3 + 4 + 60 McBrearty, Frank (Non-P.) 1,914 1,917 1,921 1,981 ------

* MCCONALOGUE, CHARLIE (F.F.) 12,533 ------+ 7 McGarvey, Ian (Non-P.) 982 - 982 989 ------+ 2 + 29 + 261 + 91 + 170 + 2,051 + 24 + 21 + 723 + 685 * MCHUGH, JOE (F.G.) 8,412 8,414 8,443 8,704 8,795 8,965 11,016 11,040 11,061 11,784 12,469 - - + 5 + 5 - 407 Mooney, Michael (Non-P.) 397 402 407 ------

NicFhearraigh, Cordelia (F.N.) 70 ------+ 19 + 8 + 251 + 191 + 700 + 133 + 95 + 105 + 769 + 1,151 + 246 + 194 * PRINGLE, THOMAS (NON-P.) 6,220 6,239 6,247 6,498 6,689 7,389 7,522 7,617 7,722 8,491 9,642 9,888 10,082 + 15 + 247 + 180 + 122 + 175 + 34 + 43 Sheils, Dessie (Non-P.) 3,724 - 3,739 3,986 4,166 4,288 4,463 4,497 4,540 - - - - + 2 + 141 + 166 + 149 + 264 + 125 + 906 + 2,149 + 538 + 11 Non-transferable papers not effective - 2 - 2 143 309 458 722 847 - 1,753 3,902 4,440 4,451

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 45 Dublin Bay North

Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 109,516 Spoiled votes 709 Valid poll 73,625 Turnout 67.88% Quota 12,271 Candidates 20

Party share of the vote Richard Bruton (FG) Seán Haughey (FF) Ist preferences Nos % Independent/ Home Address Home Address 210 Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Chapefield Lodge, Baskin Lane, Kinsealy, Others 18,762 25.48 Dublin 9 Dublin 17 Fine Gael 14,517 19.72 Contact Details Contact Details Fianna Fáil 11,367 15.44 Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Sinn Féin 8,566 11.63 Office: (01) 618 3103 Dáil: (01) 618 3695 AAA-PBP 6,645 9.03 M: (087) 242 6945. M: (087) 349 4888 E: [email protected], E: [email protected]. Labour 5,675 7.71 [email protected] [email protected] Social Democrat 3,864 5.25 W: www.richardbruton.ie W: www.seanhaughey.ie Renua Ireland 3,205 4.35 t: @richardbrutontd t: @Sean_haughey Green Party 1,024 1.39 Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Dublin. 15 March 1953 Dublin, 8 November 1961 Quota Seats Independent/ Marital Status Marital Status Married, two sons, two daughters Married, three sons, one daughter Others 1.5 2 Education Education Fine Gael 1.2 1 Belvedere College, Dublin; Clongowes St Paul’s College, Raheny, Dublin; Trinity Fianna Fail 0.9 1 Wood College, Co Kildare; University College, Dublin (BA, Economics & Sinn Fein 0.7 1 College, Dublin; Nuffield College, Politics) AAA-PBP 0.5 - Oxford (BA, MA, MPhil [Oxon] Occupation Economics) Labour 0.5 - Full-time public representative Social Democrats 0.3 - Occupation Government Minister and public Seán Haughey is Fianna Fáil Renua Ireland 0.3 - representative Spokesperson on European Affairs. Green Party 0.08 - Member of the Joint Oireachtas Richard Bruton TD was appointed Committee on European Affairs and the Minister for Education & Skills in Dáil Committee of Procedure. May 2016. He was Minister for Jobs, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Innovation from 2011 – Education and Skills from 2006-2011. 2016, Minister for Enterprise and Chairman of the Joint Committee on Employment 1994-97. Minister of State Environment and Local Government at the Department of Industry and 2004-06. Commerce 1986-87. Member of Dublin City Council for Ran for the leadership of Fine Gael the Artane Electoral Area from 1985 – against Enda Kenny in 2002. Former 2003 and re-elected to the Council again Deputy leader of Fine Gael. in 2014 for the Clontarf Electoral Area First elected to the Dáil in 1982 and at where he served until 2016. Youngest all subsequent general elections. He ever Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1989/1990. has topped the poll in the last three Member of Seanad Eireann from 1987 – elections. Held a large number of 1992 before entering Dáil Eireann in shadow cabinet positions, including 1992, on his third attempt. Member of spokesperson on Finance from the Dáil for Dublin North Central until 2002 until his challenge to Kenny’s 2011 and was re-elected in 2016 for leadership in 2010. the constituency of Dublin Bay North. Member of Meath County Council National Chairman of Ógra Fianna Fáil 1979-82 and Dublin City Council 1991- 1995 -97. 94 and 1999-2003. He is a research Son of former Taoiseach Charles economist by profession and brother Haughey and a grandson of former of John Bruton, Taoiseach from 1994- Taoiseach Seán Lemass. 97 and leader of Fine Gael 1990-2001.

46 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Dublin Bay North

Thomas P. Broughan Denise Mitchell (SF) Finian McGrath (Ind) Home Address (Ind) 18 Ayrfield Court, Ayrfield, Dublin 13 Home Address Home Address 18 Thormanby Lawns, Howth, Dublin 13 Contact Details 342 Charlemont, Griffith Avenue, Dublin Constituency Clinic: Ayrfield 9 Contact Details Community Centre, Blunden Drive, Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Dublin 13 Contact details Constituency Office: Le Chéile Dáil: (01) 618 3557 Tel: (01) 874 2902. Community Centre, Donnycarney, M: (087) 2880777 Dáil: (01) 618 3457. Dublin 5 E: [email protected] M: (086) 8802768 Office: (01) 851 1530 W: www.tommybroughan.com E: [email protected] Dáil: (01) 618 3031 Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date M: (087) 673 8041 Clondalkin, Co. Dublin Dublin, 22 November 1976 E: [email protected] Marital Status Marital Status W: www.finianmcgrath.ie Married. Married with young family Birth Place/Date Education Education Tuam, Co Galway, 9 April 1953 Moyle Park College, Clondalkin; UCD Dublin Institute of Technology Marital Status (BA, H.Dip Ed.) London University (B.Sc Widower, 2 daughters [Econ]; MSc [Econ]) Occupation Full-time public representative Education Occupation Tuam CBS; St Patrick’s Training Full-time public representative. Formerly Denise Mitchell is a new Dáil deputy. College, Drumcondra, Dublin teacher She is Sinn Féin Deputy Whip and Junior Spokesperson on Social Occupation Tommy Broughan is an Independent Protection. Member of the Committee Full-time public representative. Former member of the Dáil. He is a member on Procedure and Joint Committee on school principal of the Select Committee on Budgetary Petitions. Oversight, the Committee on Procedure Finian McGrath is Minister of State at Elected to represent Beaumont and the Select Committee on the Departments of Social Protection, Donaghmede on Dublin City Council Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny. Justice & Equality and Health with in 2014. Unsuccessfully contested special responsibility for Disabilities. A former Labour Party deputy, he spoke the 2009 local election in the Artane- He was also appointed a “super junior” and voted against Labour entering a Whitehall ward. minister, meaning he attends Cabinet coalition under Fine Gael in the 31st meetings but cannot vote. In May 2016, Dáil. He opposed and voted against the as part of an Independent Alliance, he renewal of the Blanket Bank Guarantee entered into a Partnership Government in November 2011 and was expelled with an agreed programme including from the Labour Parliamentary Party. major Health and Disability Reforms. Since then, he has been an Independent TD for Dublin North East and Dublin Bay First elected as an independent in North since the February 2016 general 2002, re-elected in 2007, 2011and election. 2016. Initially supported the Fianna Fáil/ Green Party/ Progressive Democrats First elected to the Dáil in 1992 and all government in the 30th Dáil. subsequent general elections. He campaigned as a member of the Previously Labour Party spokesperson Independent Health Alliance calling for on a variety of portfolios. Labour’s improved health services in the 2002 Deputy Whip in the 29th and 30th Dáil. election. Contested the 1997 general Elected to Dublin City Council in election unsuccessfully. 1991 and 1999. Leader of the Labour Member, Dublin City Council 1999- Party and the Rainbow Alliance on 2003. Former full-time volunteer Dublin City Council 1991 to 1997 and worker with Simon Ireland and former 2001-03. Chairperson of Down’s Syndrome Ireland (Dublin Branch).

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Seventh Eleventh Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count Count Twelfth Count Count Count Count

Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 5 Clarke, P's and Regan, S's Flanagan, MacDonncha, O’Callaghan, Number of Guerin, J's Cooney, D's O'Neill, D's O’Brien M’s O’Muiri, N’s Bruton, R’s Heney, D’s Power, A’s Lyons, J’s O'Conaráin, P's Votes T’s M’s C’s Quota 12,271 Votes Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes and Result and Result Votes Votes Votes

+ 37 + 113 + 67 + 200 + 78 + 182 + 27 + 34 + 484 + 240 + 180 + 732 + 1,742 + 2,088 * BROUGHAN, TOMMY (I.4.C) 5,361 5,398 5,511 5,578 5,778 5,856 6,038 6,065 6,099 6,583 6,823 7,003 7,735 9,477 11,565 + 12 + 56 + 64 + 10 + 634 + 10 + 2,514 * BRUTON, RICHARD (F.G.) 9,792 9,804 9,860 9,924 9,934 10,568 10,578 13,092 ------

Clarke, Paul (Non-P.) 306 ------+ 14 + 17 Cooney, Donna (G.P.) 1,024 1,038 1,055 ------+ 68 + 29 + 46 + 24 + 46 + 44 + 63 + 63 Flanagan, Terence (R.I.) 3,205 3,273 3,302 3,348 3,372 3,418 3,462 3,525 3,588 - - - - - + 26 Guerin, Jimmy (Non-P.) 756 782 ------+ 22 + 65 + 29 + 34 + 32 + 43 + 61 + 52 + 966 + 67 + 2,281 + 297 + 798 HAUGHEY, SEÁN (F.F.) 8,007 8,029 8,094 8,123 8,157 8,189 8,232 8,293 8,345 9,311 9,378 11,659 11,956 12,754 - + 16 + 32 + 40 + 10 + 40 + 16 + 63 + 42 + 324 + 31 Heney, Deirdre (F.F.) 3,360 3,376 3,408 3,448 3,458 3,498 3,514 3,577 3,619 3,943 3,974 - - - - + 46 + 77 + 68 + 381 + 21 + 1,473 + 19 + 3 + 185 + 434 + 93 + 551 + 716 Lyons, John (AAA-PBP) 4,409 4,455 4,532 4,600 4,981 5,002 6,475 6,494 6,497 6,682 7,116 7,209 7,760 8,476 - + 13 + 23 + 13 + 87 + 5 + 119 + 3 + 1 + 59 MacDonncha, Mícheál (S.F.) 3,527 3,540 3,563 3,576 3,663 3,668 3,787 3,790 3,791 3,850 - - - - - + 35 + 77 + 85 + 75 + 63 + 108 + 75 + 54 + 378 + 102 + 423 + 716 + 1,484 + 1,638 * MCGRATH, FINIAN (NON-P.) 5,878 5,913 5,990 6,075 6,150 6,213 6,321 6,396 6,450 6,828 6,930 7,353 8,069 9,553 11,191 + 12 + 16 + 14 + 166 + 8 + 255 + 5 + 2 + 56 + 2,708 + 105 + 210 + 451 + 2,301 MITCHELL, DENISE (S.F.) 5,039 5,051 5,067 5,081 5,247 5,255 5,510 5,515 5,517 5,573 8,281 8,386 8,596 9,047 11,348 + 17 + 18 + 11 + 277 + 3 O'Brien, Michael (AAA-PBP) 2,236 2,253 2,271 2,282 2,559 2,562 ------+ 11 + 34 + 184 + 35 + 51 + 82 + 52 + 34 + 240 + 50 + 159 O'Callaghan, Cian (S.D.) 3,864 3,875 3,909 4,093 4,128 4,179 4,261 4,313 4,347 4,587 4,637 4,796 - - -

O' Conaráin, Proinsias (Non-P.) 104 ------+ 2 + 5 + 30 + 3 + 468 + 5 Ó Muirí, Naoise (F.G.) 2,868 2,870 2,875 2,905 2,908 3,376 3,381 ------+ 24 + 36 + 11 O'Neill, Damien (Non-P.) 1,446 1,470 1,506 1,517 ------+ 8 + 18 + 219 + 12 + 251 + 18 + 380 + 476 + 242 + 21 + 224 + 1,003 + 1,400 + 382 * Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán (Lab.) 5,675 5,683 5,701 5,920 5,932 6,183 6,201 6,581 7,057 7,299 7,320 7,544 8,547 9,947 10,329 + 23 + 118 + 93 + 149 + 235 + 149 + 90 + 60 + 409 + 101 + 336 + 994 Power, Averil (Non-P.) 4,911 4,934 5,052 5,145 5,294 5,529 5,678 5,768 5,828 6,237 6,338 6,674 7,668 - - + 8 + 18 + 56 + 18 - 1,957 Regan, Stephanie Bernadette (F.G.) 1,857 1,865 1,883 1,939 1,957 ------+ 16 + 30 + 25 + 36 + 22 + 58 + 29 + 245 + 96 + 173 + 293 + 1,077 + 2,067 Non-transferable papers not effective - 16 46 71 107 129 187 216 461 557 730 1,023 2,100 4,167

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 49 Dublin Bay South

Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 74,326 Spoiled votes 313 Valid poll 39,703 Turnout 54.77% Quota 7,941 Candidates 14

Party share of the vote Eamon Ryan (GP) Eoghan Murphy (FG) Ist preferences Nos % Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 11,966 30.14 66 Whitebeam Road, Clonskeagh, Gallery Quay, Dublin 2 Dublin 14 Fianna Fáil 4,575 11.52 Contact Details Green Party 4,529 11.41 Contact Details Constituency Office: Ranelagh Road, Renua Ireland 4,229 10.65 Constituency Office: 16-17 Suffolk Dublin 6 Labour 4,205 10.59 Street Dublin D02 AT85 Dáil: (01) 618 3324 Dáil: (01) 618 3898 M: (086) 086 3832 Sinn Féin 3,774 9.51 M: (087) 829 4429 E: [email protected] Social Democrat 2,652 6.68 E: [email protected] W: www.eoghanmurphy.ie W: www.eamonryan.ie Independent/ Birth Place/Date Others 2,045 5.15 Birth Place/Date Dublin, 12 April 1982 Dublin, 28 July 1963 AAA-PBP 1,728 4.35 Marital Status Marital Status Single Quota Seats Married, three sons, one daughter Fine Gael 1.5 2 Education Education Star of the Sea and St. Michael’s Fianna Fáil 0.6 1 Holy Cross National School, Dundrum; College, Dublin; UCD (BA English & Green Party 0.6 1 Gonzaga College, Ranelagh, Dublin; Philosophy); King’s College, London Renua Ireland 0.5 - UCD (B.Comm) (MA International Relations). Labour 0.5 - Occupation Occupation Sinn Féin 0.5 - Full-time public representative. Former Full-time public representative tour operator Social Democrat 0.3 - Eoghan Murphy is Minister of State at Independent/ Eamon Ryan is leader of the Green the Departments of Finance and Public Others 0.2 - Party. Member of the Joint Committee Expenditure & Reform, with special on Communications, Climate AAA-PBP 0.2 - responsibility for Financial Services, Action and Environment; the Select eGovernment and Public Procurement. Committee on Budgetary Oversight; First elected in 2011 for the Dublin the Committee on Procedure; the South East Constituency. Select Committee on Arrangements Before his appointment as Minister for Budgetary Scrutiny and Sub- of State, he served on the Banking Committee on Dáil Reform. Inquiry, the Public Accounts Former Minister for Communications, Committee, the Dáil Reform Committee, Energy and Natural Resources as Head of the Oireachtas delegation (2007 – 2011). First elected to the to the OSCE, and as Chairperson of the Dáil for Dublin South in 2002 and lost Fine Gael Transport, Tourism and Sport his seat in the 2011 General Election. Committee. He is currently a member Re-elected for Dublin Bay South in the of the Fine Gael National Executive. February 2016 General Election. Joined Fine Gael in 2008 and elected Co-opted to Dublin City Council to to Dublin City Council in 2009 for the replace Green Party colleague John Pembroke-Rathmines ward. Gormley in 1998. Elected 1999- 2003. Prior to entering politics, he worked in Founding chairman of the Dublin the area of international arms control Cycling Campaign. Editor of Lord and was based in London, Geneva Mayor’s Commission Report on Cycling and Vienna, working at various times in Dublin, 1996. While out of the last for NGOs and the UN. He spent two Dáil, he worked for a European climate years as speechwriter and advisor organisation (www.e3g.org) and to the Executive Secretary of the chaired the digital policy group in the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Institute of International and European Treaty Organisation in Vienna. Affairs (www.iea.com).

50 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Dublin Bay South

Jim O’Callaghan (FF) Kate O’Connell (FG) Home Address Home Address Rathmines, Dublin 6 Rathgar, Dublin 6 Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: 37 South Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Richmond St., Dublin 2 Dáil: (01) 618 3286 Office: (01) 475 89 43 M: (083) 165 3401 Dáil: (01) 618 3134 Email: [email protected] M: (086) 399 3807 Birth Place/Date E: [email protected]; Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath, 3 January [email protected] 1980 W: www.jimocallaghan.com Marital Status Birth Place/Date Married, three children Dublin, 5 January 1968 Education Marital Status University of Brighton Married, one son Occupation Education Public Representative. Pharmacist St Brigid’s NS, Cabinteely, UCD (BCL), King’s Inns, Cambridge University Kate O’Connell is a new Dáil deputy. Occupation Member of Committee on the Future Public Representative and barrister of Healthcare, the Joint Committee on (SC) Health and the Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight. Jim O’Callaghan is a new Dáil deputy. Elected to Dublin City Council in 2014. Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Justice She was a founding member of the and Equality. Member Joint Committee Rathgar Business Association. Along on Justice and Equality. with her husband Morgan O’Connell, First elected to Dublin City Council she runs two pharmacies. in 2009 for the Pembroke-Rathmines electoral area, being the only Fianna Fáil city councillor elected south of the Liffey in that election. In 2011 he was appointed as legal advisor to the Fianna Fáil Front Bench. Re- elected to Dublin City Council for the new Rathmines-Rathgar electoral area in 2014. In 2014 he co-edited a book entitled “Law and Government: A Tribute to Rory Brady”. Jim O’Callaghan played rugby to a high level, representing UCD, Cambridge University, London Irish, Wanderers and Leinster at senior level. He also represented Ireland at Under 21 level. He is a brother of RTE Primetime presenter Miriam O’Callaghan.

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First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count

Transfer of Seats 4 Gorman, W's, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Keigher, J's, Flynn, M's Mooney, A's Lynch, G's Creighton, L's Andrews, C's Ryan, E's Quota 7,941 Number of Votes MacStiofain, A's and Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Tierney, E's + 22 + 161 + 554 + 377 + 309 - Andrews, Chris (S.F.) 3,774 3,796 3,957 4,511 4,888 5,197 - + 23 + 133 + 160 + 275 * Creighton, Lucinda (R.I.) 4,229 4,252 4,385 4,545 4,820 - - - + 123 Flynn, Mannix (Non-P.) 1,525 1,648 ------

Gorman, William D.J. (Non-P.) 97 ------+ 22 + 151 + 102 + 512 + 399 + 582 + 248 * Humphreys, Kevin (Lab.) 4,205 4,227 4,378 4,480 4,992 5,391 5,973 6,221

Keigher, John Dominic (Non-P.) 37 ------+ 42 + 255 + 578 Lynch, Glenna (S.D.) 2,652 2,694 2,949 3,527 - - - -

MacStiofain, Alan (Non-P.) 235 ------+ 91 + 330 - Mooney, Annette (AAA-PBP) 1,728 1,819 2,149 - - - - + 28 + 66 + 32 + 180 + 987 + 163 * MURPHY, EOGHAN (F.G.) 6,567 6,595 6,661 6,693 6,873 7,860 8,023 - + 21 + 78 + 70 + 205 + 1,020 + 709 + 243 O'CALLAGHAN, JIM (F.F.) 4,575 4,596 4,674 4,744 4,949 5,969 6,678 6,921 + 17 + 67 + 44 + 246 + 551 + 122 + 101 O'CONNELL, KATE (F.G.) 5,399 5,416 5,483 5,527 5,773 6,324 6,446 6,547 + 102 + 298 + 348 + 1,328 + 955 + 1,228 - RYAN, EAMON (G.P.)v 4,529 4,631 4,929 5,277 6,605 7,560 8,788 - Tierney, Eoin (Non-P.) 151 ------+ 29 + 109 + 261 + 404 + 599 + 2,393 + 255 Non-transferable papers not effective - 29 138 399 803 1,402 3,795 4,050

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Gorman, William D.J. (Non-P.) 97 ------+ 22 + 151 + 102 + 512 + 399 + 582 + 248 * Humphreys, Kevin (Lab.) 4,205 4,227 4,378 4,480 4,992 5,391 5,973 6,221

Keigher, John Dominic (Non-P.) 37 ------+ 42 + 255 + 578 Lynch, Glenna (S.D.) 2,652 2,694 2,949 3,527 - - - -

Number of Women elected to the 32nd Dáil: 35

Incumbents re-elected (16): Joan Burton (Lab), Catherine Byrne (FG), Joan Collins (I4C), Ruth Coppinger (AAA- PBP), Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy (FG), Clare Daly (I4C), Regina Doherty (FG), Frances Fitzgerald (FG), Heather Humphreys (FG), Mary Lou McDonald (SF), Helen McEntee (FG), Mary Mitchell O’Connor (FG), Catherine Murphy (Soc Dems), Jan O’Sullivan (Lab), Maureen O’Sullivan (Ind), Róisín Shortall (Soc Dems).

New TDs elected (19): Maria Bailey (FG), Mary Butler (FF), Lisa Chambers (FF), Catherine Connolly (Ind), Kathleen Funchion (SF), Hildegarde Naughton (FG), Josepha Madigan (FG), Catherine Martin (Grn), Denise Mitchell (SF), Imelda Munster (SF), Margaret Murphy O’Mahony (FF), Carol Nolan (SF), Kate O’Connell (FG), Fiona O’Loughlin (FF), Louise O’Reilly (SF), Anne Rabbitte (FF), Brid Smith (AAA-PBP), Niamh Smyth (FF), Katherine Zappone (Ind).

Incumbents defeated (9): Aine Collins (FG), Ciara Conway (Lab), Lucinda Creighton (Renua), Anne Ferris (Lab), Kathleen Lynch (Lab), Gabrielle McFadden (FG), Michelle Mulherin (FG), Ann Phelan (Lab), Joanna Tuffy (Lab).

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Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 46,028 Spoiled votes 304 Valid poll 23,686 Turnout 52.44% Quota 5,922 Candidates 15

Party share of the vote Paschal Donohoe (FG) Ist preferences Nos % Mary Lou McDonald Independent/ (SF) Home Address Others 6,088 25.7 86 Shandon Park, Phibsborough, Home Address Dublin 7. Sinn Féin 5,770 24.36 Cabra Road, Dublin 7. Contact Details Fine Gael 3,226 13.62 Contact Details Constituency Office: 344 North Circular Constituency Office: 60 Amiens St., Fianna Fáil 2,508 10.59 Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 North Dock, Dublin (01) 727 7102; Social Democrat 2,307 9.74 Dáil: (01) 618 3689 58 Fassaugh Avenue, Cabra, Dublin Dept. (01) 604 5810 Labour 2,092 8.83 7 (01) 868 3934 E: [email protected], AAA-PBP 721 3.04 Dáil: (01) 618 3230 [email protected] M: (086) 989 1010 Green Party 644 2.72 W: www.paschaldonohoe.ie Renua Ireland 330 1.39 E: [email protected] W: www.maryloumcdonald.ie Birth Place/Date Dublin, 19 September 1974 Quota Seats Birth Place/Date Independent/ Dublin, 1 May 1969 Marital Status Married. Two children. Others 1.0 1 Marital Status Sinn Féin 0.9 1 Married, one daughter, one son. Education St Declan’s CBS, Cabra. TCD Fine Gael 0.5 1 Education (Economics & Politics) Fianna Fáil 0.4 - Notre Dame Des Missions, Occupation Social Democrat 0.4 - Churchtown, Dublin 16;TCD. University of Limerick, DCU. (BA in Government Minister and public Labour 0.4 - English Language and Literature. MA representative. Formerly sales AAA-PBP 0.1 - in European Law, Economics and manager with multinational company. Green Party 0.1 - Politics) Paschal Donohoe is Minister for Public Renua Ireland 0.1 - Occupation Expenditure & Reform since May Full-time public representative 2016. Former Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport (July 2014 – May Mary Lou McDonald is Deputy 2016), Minister for European Affairs at Leader of Sinn Fein and a member the Department of An Taoiseach and of the party’s Ard Chomhairle. the Department of Foreign Affairs (July Spokesperson on Public Expenditure 2013-July 2014). & Reform. Member of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee. Elected on the Administrative Panel of the Seanad in 2007. Unsuccessful First elected to the Dáil in the candidate in 2007 election and February 2011 General Election. 2009 by-election caused by the death Previously MEP for Dublin from of Tony Gregory. 2004 – 09 when she lost her seat. Unsuccessfully contested the general He was formerly the Chair of Ireland’s elections in 2002 (Dublin West) and Future in Europe Oireachtas Sub- 2007 (Dublin Central). Committee, as well as a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He Prior to entering politics, she was a has also served as the Vice-Chair of consultant for the Irish Productivity the European Affairs Committee and, Centre, Researcher for the Institute of as a Senator, he served as a member European Affairs and a trainer in the of the Joint Oireachtas Committee trade union sponsored Partnership on Transport. Member of Dublin City unit of the Education and Training Council for Cabra/Glasnevin electoral Services Trust. area 2004 – 07.

54 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Dublin Central

Maureen O’Sullivan (Ind) Home Address 39 Fairfield Avenue, East Wall, Dublin 3. Contact Details Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Dáil: (01) 618 3488. M: (087) 055 0223. E: [email protected] W: www.maureenosullivan.ie Birth Place/Date Dublin, 10 March 1951 Marital Status Single Education: Sisters of Charity, King’s Inn Street, Dublin 1; UCD (B.A. H.Dip in Ed) Dip. Guidance/Counselling & Guidance Counsellor Occupation Full time Public Representative, formerly secondary school teacher

First elected at a by-election in June 2009 caused by the death of Independent deputy Tony Gregory with whom she was associated politically. Member of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence (Vice-Chair); the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and the Committee on Housing and Homelessness (14 April – 17 June 2016). After the 2016 general election she unsuccessfully stood for election as Ceann Comhairle of the 32nd Dáil. Co-opted briefly before by-election onto Dublin City Council in 2009. Deeply involved in community groups in East Wall area and close ally of former Dáil deputy Tony Gregory. Member of Foreign Affairs Committee in the 30th Dail. As the Dáil returned for the last time before the 2016 General Election, the Sinn Féin Oireachtas members, led by Gerry Adams speak to the media on the plinth at Leinster House. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

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First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count Eleventh Count

Transfer of Seats 3 Gorman, W's, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Guinan, K's and Ryan, É's Gilbourne, J's Smyth, I's O'Dwyer, D's Votes Perry, C's Costello, J's McDonald, M's Fitzpatrick, M's Burke, C's Number of Votes Quota 5,922 McKay, C's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 5 + 7 + 22 + 12 + 51 + 319 + 244 + 17 + 575 Burke, Christy (Non-P.) 2,406 2,411 2,418 2,440 2,452 2,503 2,822 3,066 3,083 3,658 - + 10 + 19 + 11 + 113 + 36 + 64 Costello, Joe (Lab.) 2,092 2,102 2,121 2,132 2,245 2,281 2,345 - - - - + 2 + 3 + 45 + 117 + 12 + 75 + 998 + 3 + 646 + 320 * DONOHOE, PASCHAL (F.G.) 3,226 3,228 3,231 3,276 3,393 3,405 3,480 4,478 4,481 5,127 5,447 + 2 + 7 + 84 + 31 + 23 + 155 + 168 + 6 Fitzpatrick, Mary (F.F.) 2,508 2,510 2,517 2,601 2,632 2,655 2,810 2,978 2,984 - - + 20 + 60 + 24 + 190 + 231 + 285 + 397 + 35 + 382 + 1,017 Gannon, Gary (S.D.) 2,307 2,327 2,387 2,411 2,601 2,832 3,117 3,514 3,549 3,931 4,948 + 9 Gilbourne, Jacqui (R.I.) 330 339 ------

Gorman, William D.J. (Non-P.) 27 ------

Guinan, Kerry (Non-P.) 58 ------+ 10 + 26 + 19 + 29 + 162 * MCDONALD, MARY LOU (S.F.) 5,770 5,780 5,806 5,825 5,854 6,016 -

McKay, Cormac (D.D.I.) 62 ------+ 28 + 81 + 15 + 64 O'Dwyer, Diana (AAA-PBP) 721 749 830 845 909 ------+ 19 + 49 + 27 + 96 + 196 + 415 + 389 + 33 + 709 + 1,346 * O'SULLIVAN, MAUREEN (NON-P.) 1,990 2,009 2,058 2,085 2,181 2,377 2,792 3,181 3,214 3,923 5,269 + 16 + 36 + 15 + 24 + 159 Perry, Cieran (Non-P.) 1,242 1,258 1,294 1,309 1,333 1,492 - - - - - + 13 Ryan, Éilis (W.P.) 303 316 ------+ 7 + 23 + 22 Smyth, Ian Noel (G.P.) 644 651 674 696 ------+ 6 + 5 + 55 + 20 + 39 + 179 + 149 + 672 + 975 Non-transferable papers not effective - 6 11 66 86 125 304 453 1,125 2,100

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Gorman, William D.J. (Non-P.) 27 ------

Guinan, Kerry (Non-P.) 58 ------+ 10 + 26 + 19 + 29 + 162 * MCDONALD, MARY LOU (S.F.) 5,770 5,780 5,806 5,825 5,854 6,016 -

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Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 93,486 Spoiled votes 462 Valid poll 60,388 Turnout 65.09% Quota 10,065 Candidates 15

Party share of the vote Clare Daly Ist preferences Nos % Darragh O’Brien (FF) Independent/ Home Address (Ind) 49 Galtrim Grance, Malahide, Co. Others 15,845 26.24 Home Address Dublin Fianna Fáil 14,185 23.49 21 Elmwood, Swords, Co. Dublin Contact Details Fine Gael 12,180 20.17 Contact Details Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Labour 6,009 9.95 Dáil: (01) 618 3802 Dáil: (01) 618 3390 Sinn Féin 5,228 8.66 M: (086) 251 9893 M: (087) 241 5576 E: [email protected] Green Party 2,783 4.61 E: [email protected] W: www.darraghobrien.ie Renua Ireland 2,091 3.46 W: www.claredaly.ie Birth Place/Date AAA-PBP 2,067 3.42 Birth Place/Date Dublin, 8 July 1974 Newbridge, Co. Kildare, April 1968 Quota Seats Marital Status Marital Status Independent/ Married, one daughter Married, one daughter Others 1.6 1 Education Education Pope John Paul II NS, Malahide Fianna Fáil 1.4 1 DCU (accounting & Finance) Fine Gael 1.2 1 Community School Occupation Occupation Labour 0.6 1 Full-time public representative. Former Full-time public representative. Sinn Féin 0.5 1 SIPTU trade union shop steward at Aer Formerly Area Manager with Life Lingus Green Party 0.3 - Assurance Company Renua Ireland 0.2 - Clare Daly is an Independents Darragh O’Brien is Fianna Fáil AAA-PBP 0.2 - 4 Change member in the Dáil. Member Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and of the Joint Committee on Justice and Trade. Member of the Oireachtas Equality and the Business Committee. Foreign Affairs Committee and Sub- Committee on Dáil Reform. First elected in the 2011 General Election for the Dublin North First elected to the Dáil in constituency. A former member of 2007 General Election. Failed narrowly the Labour Party, she was expelled in to get elected in 2011 general election 1989 alongside Joe Higgins and other but elected to Seanad on the Labour supporters of the Militant Tendency. Panel where he was Fianna Fáil She later joined the Socialist Party Leader. but resigned on 31 August 2012, Elected to Fingal County Council in redesignating herself as a United Left June 2004 to represent Portmarnock, Alliance TD. Unsuccessfully contested Malahide and Kinsealy Ward. the 2002 and 2007 General Elections. Member of Malahide Cricket Club, St. Elected to Fingal County Council in Sylvester’s GAA Club and Malahide 1999 and re-elected in 2004 and 2009. United. Former President of the Students’ Union at NIHE/DCU.

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Alan Farrell (FG) Brendan Ryan (Lab) Louise O’Reilly (SF) Home Address Home Address Home Address 4 Drynam Drive, Drynam Hall, Kinsealy, Baltrasna, Skerries, Co. Dublin Skerries, Co. Dublin Co. Dublin Contact Details Contact Details Contact Details Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Constituency Office: Unit 1, The Constituency Office: 1st Dáil: (01) 618 3421 Coachyard, (Behind the Cock Tavern), floor, 6 Townyard Lane, Malahide, Co. M: (086) 821 6176 Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin. Dublin E: [email protected] Office: (01) 840 5081 Dáil (01) 618 4008 W: www.brendan-ryan.ie Dáil: (01) 618 3093 M: (087) 990 5231 t: @BrendanRyanTD M: (087) 902 3995 E: [email protected] Birth Place/Date E: [email protected] W: www.alanfarrell.ie Dublin, 5 February 1953 t: @loreillysf t: @alanfarrell Marital Status Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Married, three daughters Dublin, 27 September 1973. Dublin, 29 December1977 Education Marital Status Marital Status DIT. UCD. DCU. (Degree in Chemistry. Married, one daughter. Married Masters’ Degrees in Food Science and Education Education Business Administration) UCD Malahide Community School, Chanel Occupation Occupation College, Dublin. WIT Full-time public representative Full-time public representative. Former Occupation SIPTU trade union organiser. Full-time public representative. Former Brendan Ryan is the Labour Party estate agent and local government Spokesperson on Transport, Tourism Louise O’Reilly is a new Dail deputy. employee. & Sport and Defence. Member of the She is the Sinn Féin spokesperson on Business Committee; the Committee on Health. Member of the Joint Committee Alan Farrell is a member of the Procedure and the Joint Committee on on Health; the Committee on the Future Committee of Public Accounts and Petitions. Member of the Committee on of Healthcare and the Sub-Committee the Joint Committee on Justice and Housing and Homelessness (14 April – on Dáil Reform. Equality. Appointed by Taoiseach 17 June 2016). Former member of the Public Services Enda Kenny in 2013 as Head of One of only seven Labour Party Committee of ICTU. Originally based in Delegation to the OSCE (Organisation TDs returned to the Dáil at the Crumlin, she now lives in Skerries. for Security & Co-Operation in Europe), 2016 general election. First elected a pan-European organisation whose to the Dáil in 2011 in the Dublin North objectives are the furtherance of constituency. Elected to the Seanad on peace, arms control, human rights, the Administrative Panel in 2007 after border integrity and the observation of failing to win a Dáil seat. free and fair elections. Re-appointed to A keen sportsman, he played hockey this position in 2016. with St Ita’s, Portrane, Gaelic football First elected to the Dáil in the with St Patrick’s, Donabate and soccer 2011 General Election in the Dublin with St Ita’s, Portrane, Sandville, North constituency. Donabate, Skerries United and Lusk Elected to Fingal County Council in United. He also managed soccer June 2004. Mayor 2007. Re-elected in teams at youth and senior level in a newly amalgamated Howth/Malahide Skerries. electoral area. Brother of Seán Ryan, TD for Dublin North 1989 – 97 and 1998 – 2007; Senator 1997 – 98.

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Transfer of Seats 5 Transfer of De Brun, M's, Fuller, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Number of Votes O'Brien, D's R's and Kelleher, T's Daly, C's Molloy, G's Murphy, T's O'Brien, J's Martin, B's Clifford-Lee, L's Quota 10,065 Surplus and Result O'Connell, F's Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 429 + 83 + 66 + 16 + 386 + 366 + 394 + 496 Clifford-Lee, Lorraine (F.F.) 3,359 3,788 3,871 3,937 3,953 4,339 4,705 5,099 5,595 - + 72 + 275 + 739 * DALY, CLARE (I.4.C) 9,480 9,552 9,827 10,566 ------+ 6 De Brun, Dr. Marcus (Non-P.) 627 633 ------+ 49 + 64 + 37 + 8 + 410 + 162 + 465 + 260 + 996 * FARRELL, ALAN (F.G.) 7,514 7,563 7,627 7,664 7,672 8,082 8,244 8,709 8,969 9,965 + 3 Fuller, Roslyn (Non-P.) 772 775 ------+ 9 + 134 Kelleher, Terry (AAA-PBP) 2,067 2,076 2,210 ------+ 12 + 270 + 432 + 278 + 245 + 649 + 779 Martin, Barry (I.4.C) 2,412 2,424 2,694 3,126 3,404 3,649 4,298 5,077 - - + 48 + 80 + 107 + 29 Molloy, Dr. Gerry (R.I.) 2,091 2,139 2,219 2,326 2,355 - - - - - + 17 + 159 + 184 + 33 + 208 Murphy, Tony (Non-P.) 2,503 2,520 2,679 2,863 2,896 3,104 - - - -

O'BRIEN, DARRAGH (F.F.) 10,826 ------+ 19 + 162 + 141 + 20 + 305 + 328 O'Brien, Joe (G.P.) 2,783 2,802 2,964 3,105 3,125 3,430 3,758 - - - + 1 O'Connell, Fergal (Non-P.) 51 52 ------+ 18 + 68 + 307 + 98 + 139 + 335 + 272 + 1,446 + 860 O'REILLY, LOUISE (S.F.) 5,228 5,246 5,314 5,621 5,719 5,858 6,193 6,465 7,911 8,771 + 33 + 36 + 32 + 2 + 186 + 304 + 290 + 207 + 459 * Reilly, James (F.G.) 4,666 4,699 4,735 4,767 4,769 4,955 5,259 5,549 5,756 6,215 + 45 + 71 + 68 + 17 + 148 + 442 + 994 + 630 + 982 * RYAN, BRENDAN (LAB.) 6,009 6,054 6,125 6,193 6,210 6,358 6,800 7,794 8,424 9,406 - + 58 + 97 + 328 + 518 + 564 + 2,038 + 2,298 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 58 155 - 155 483 1,001 1,565 3,603 5,901

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 69,388 Spoiled votes 446 Valid poll 43,104 Turnout 62.76% Quota 8,621 Candidates 15

Party share of the vote Eoin O’Broin (SF) Frances Fitzgerald (FG) Ist preferences Nos % Fine Gael 11,365 26.37 Home Address Home Address Clondalkin, Dublin 22 Georgian Village, Castleknock, Dublin Sinn Féin 9,782 22.69 Contact Details 15 Fianna Fáil 6,971 16.17 Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Contact Independent/ Dáil: (01) 618 3080 Constituency office: 9 Main Street, Others 5,190 12.04 Mobile: (087) 279 4843 Clondalkin, Dublin 22, D22V4X2 AAA-PBP 4,629 10.74 Email: [email protected] T: (01) 457 7712 t: @EOBroin Office: (01) 602 8202 Social Democrats 2,633 6.11 E: [email protected], Labour 2,146 4.98 Birth Place/Date Dublin,11 September 1972 [email protected] Green Party 388 0.90 W: www.francesfitzgerald.ie Marital Status Quota Seats Partner of Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan Birth Place/Date Croom, Co Limerick, 1 August 1950 Fine Gael 1.3 1 Education Sinn Féin 1.1 1 Blackrock College, University of Marital Status Married, three sons Fianna Fáil 0.8 1 London (Cultural Studies), Queen’s University, Belfast (MA, Politics) Education Independent/ Holy Family Secondary School, Others 0.6 1 Occupation Full-time public representative Newbridge; Sion Hill, Blackrock, Co. AAA - PBP 0.5 - Dublin; UCD (B. Soc.Sc.); London Social Democrats 0.3 - Eoin O’Broin is a new Dáil deputy. Sinn School of Economics (MSc in Social Administration and Social Work) Labour 0.2 - Féin Spokesman on Housing, Planning & Local Government. Member of Joint Green Party 0.06 - Occupation Committee on Housing, Planning, Tánaiste, Government Minister and Community and Local Government public representative and the Standing Order 112 Select Committee. Member of the Committee Frances Fitzgerald is Tánaiste on Housing and Homelessness and Minister for Justice & Equality. (14 April – 17 June 2016). Appointed Tánaiste and re-appointed Co-opted to Dublin South County Minister for Justice & Equality on 6 May Council in 2013 for the Clondalkin/ 2016. Appointed Minister for Justice Newcastle/Rathcoole area. Topped & Equality on 8 May 2014. Minister for the poll in 2014 local elections. Children and Youth Affairs from March Unsuccessful Sinn Féin candidate for 2011 to May 2014. the Dún Laoghaire constituency in the First elected to the Dail for Dublin 2007 General Election and in Dublin South East in 1992 but lost her seat Mid-West in the 2011 General Election. in 2002. Elected to the Seanad on the Elected to Belfast City Council from Labour Panel in 2007 and re-elected to 2001 to 2004 and was the party’s the Dáil in 2011. Leader of Fine Gael in Director of European Affairs from the Seanad 2007-2011. 2004 to 2007. As a freelance writer, Formerly Chairperson of the National he has articles published in An Women’s Council (1988 – 92) and Vice- Phoblacht, Magill, Village Magazine President of the European Women’s and The Irish Times. His first book, Lobby. She has served on the boards ‘Matxinada - Basque Nationalism and of the Employment Equality Agency, Radical Basque Youth Movements’ Arthritis Ireland, The O’Reilly Theatre was published in English in 2004 and and the Breast Research Unit in St. in Spanish in 2005. His second book, Vincent’s Hospital. She was also Vice ‘Sinn Féin and the Politics of Left Chair of Europa Donna, the European Republicanism’ was published by Pluto breast cancer campaign. Press in 2009.

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John Curran (FF) Gino Kenny (PBP) Home Address Home Address 15 Knockmeenagh Road, Clondalkin, 62 Cherrywood Avenue, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 Dublin 22 Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: 2A Lower Main Constituency Office: 54, Laurel House, Street, Clondalkin and 1 Church View, New Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. Lower Main Street, Lucan. D22 T8X4 Office: (01) 457 9913 Office: (01) 414 9247 Dáil : (01) 618 3792 Dáil: (01) 618 3817 M: (087) 250 1980 M: (085) 721 1574 t: @curranjohna E: [email protected] Birth Place/Date W: www.ginokenny.com Dublin, 17 June 1960 Birth Place/Date Marital Status Dublin, 25 June 1972 Married, two sons, one daughter Occupation Education Full-time public representative Moyle Park College, Clondalkin; UCD (B.Comm.) Eugene ‘Gino’ Kenny is a new Dáil deputy. Member of the Joint Occupation Committee on Social Protection. Public representative. Former company director In the 2011 general election he received 2,500 first preference votes John Curran is Chair of the Joint and was finally elected in the 2016 Committee on Social Protection. Chair general election with 4,629 preference of the all-party Oireachtas Housing votes. and Homelessness Committee (5 April Elected to South Dublin County Council to 17 June 2016). Appointed as in 2009 and subsequently re-elected in Minister of State at the Department May 2014. He has been at the forefront of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht of the Anti Water-Charges Campaign Affairs with special responsibility both locally and nationally and is a for the National Drugs Strategy and founding member of Clondalkin Meter Community Affairs on 13 May 2008. Watch. Appointed Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Taoiseach’s Dept with responsibility for Defence on 23 March 2010. First elected to the Dáil in 2002 but lost his seat in the 2011 general election. Member of South Dublin County Council 1999 – 2003 representing the Clondalkin–Newcastle local electoral area.

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Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Hennessy, L's Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 4 Khan, H's Keating, D's Number of Votes Ó Broin, E's Fitzgerald, F's Healy, C's Akpoveta, P's Leonard, C's and Timmons, F's Tuffy, J's Gogarty, P's Votes and Votes and Quota 8,621 Surplus and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Kivlehan, T's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Result Result Votes and Result + 19 + 4 + 7 + 25 Akpoveta, Patrick (Non-P.) 288 307 311 318 343 ------+ 83 + 55 + 5 + 31 + 35 + 38 + 56 + 109 + 302 + 602 + 1,210 CURRAN, JOHN (F.F.) 6,971 7,054 7,109 7,114 7,145 7,180 7,218 7,274 7,383 7,685 8,287 9,497

* FITZGERALD, FRANCES (F.G.) 9,028 ------8,621 8,621 + 71 + 30 + 23 + 12 + 42 + 41 + 122 + 301 + 341 Gogarty, Paul Nicholas 2,522 2,593 2,623 2,646 2,658 2,700 2,741 2,863 3,164 3,505 - - + 12 + 1 - 180 Healy, Christopher (D.D.I.) 167 179 180 ------+ 51 + 2 + 13 + 2 + 14 + 29 Hennessy, Lorraine (W.P.) 502 553 555 568 570 584 613 - - - - - + 19 + 193 + 10 + 44 + 33 + 17 + 43 + 29 + 915 + 539 * Keating, Derek (F.G.) 2,337 2,356 2,549 2,559 2,603 2,636 2,653 2,696 2,725 3,640 4,179 - + 628 + 13 + 51 + 10 + 66 + 77 + 317 + 540 + 211 + 956 + 413 KENNY, GINO (AAA-PBP) 4,629 5,257 5,270 5,321 5,331 5,397 5,474 5,791 6,331 6,542 7,498 7,911 + 4 + 1 + 2 Khan, Dr. Haroon (Non-P.) 268 272 273 275 ------+ 17 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 13 + 13 Kivlehan, Tom (G.P.) 388 405 410 413 417 430 443 - - - - - + 21 + 4 + 15 + 5 + 19 Leonard, Clare (Non-P.) 358 379 383 398 403 422 ------+ 97 + 17 + 19 + 7 + 31 + 63 + 181 + 187 + 444 + 781 + 860 McNally, Anne-Marie (S.D.) 2,633 2,730 2,747 2,766 2,773 2,804 2,867 3,048 3,235 3,679 4,460 5,320

Ó BROIN, EOIN (S.F.) 9,782 ------+ 110 + 5 + 10 + 4 + 19 + 85 + 104 Timmons, Francis (Non-P.) 1,085 1,195 1,200 1,210 1,214 1,233 1,318 1,422 - - - - + 29 + 77 + 7 + 52 + 31 + 13 + 120 + 40 * Tuffy, Joanna (Lab.) 2,146 2,175 2,252 2,259 2,311 2,342 2,355 2,475 2,515 - - - - - + 15 + 79 + 40 + 46 + 113 + 216 + 302 + 627 + 1,696 Non-transferable papers not effective - - - 15 94 134 180 293 509 811 1,438 3,134

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Nancy Sharkey, Presiding Officer and Garda Siobhan Campbell carry the ballot box for Gola Island, off the west coast of Donegal, to the polling station on the island in the 2016 General Election. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

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Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 60,406 Spoiled votes 463 Valid poll 37,009 Turnout 62.03% Quota 9,253 Candidates 11

Party share of the vote Dessie Ellis (SF) Ist preferences Nos % Róisín Shortall (SD) Social Democrat 10,540 28.48 Home Address Home Address Sinn Féin 10,008 27.04 12 Iveragh Road, Gaeltacht Park, 19 Dunsink Road, Finglas, Dublin 11 Whitehall, Dublin 9 Fianna Fáil 4,750 12.83 Contact Details Fine Gael 4,642 12.54 Contact Details Constituency Office: 6 Poppintree Mall, Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Finglas Village, Dublin 11 Labour 2,750 7.43 Dáil: (01) 618 3593 Office: (01) 834 7674 Independent/ M: (087) 2333580 Dáil: (01) 618 3006 Others 1,970 5.32 E: [email protected] M: (086) 854 1941 AAA-PBP 1,434 3.87 W: www.roisinshortall.ie E: [email protected] t: @RoisinShortall W: www.dessieellis.ie Green Party 915 2.47 Birth Place/Date t: @DessieEllisTD Quota Seats Dublin, 25 April, 1954 Birth Place/Date Social Democrat 1.1 1 Marital Status Finglas, Dublin, 1953 Sinn Féin 1.1 1 Married, three daughters. Marital Status Fianna Fáil 0.5 - Education Married Fine Gael 0.5 1 Dominican College, Eccles Street, Education Labour 0.3 - Dublin; University College Dublin (B.A St Fergal’s BNS, Finglas; Coláiste Eoin, in Economics and Politics); St. Mary’s Cappagh Road, Dublin 11; DIT, Kevin Independent/ College of Education, Marino, Dublin Street, Dublin 8 Others 0.2 - (B.A, NTDip Teacher of the Deaf) Occupation AAA-PBP 0.2 - Occupation Full-time representative. A qualified Green Party 0.1 - Full-time Public Representative technician and former trade union shop steward Rosín Shortall is co-founder and joint- leader of the Social Democrats. She Dessie Ellis is the Sinn Féin Junior is Chair of Committee on the Future of Spokesperson on Housing, Planning & Healthcare. Local Government. Elected to the Dáil Appointed Minister of State at in the February 2011 general election the Department of Health with having unsuccessfully contested the responsibility for Primary Care on 2002 and 2007 general elections. 10 March 2011 and serve until she Elected to Dublin City Council in resigned on 26 September 2012. She 1999 and unsuccessfully contested the also resigned her membership of the general elections in 2002 and 2007. Parliamentary Labour Party and sat as Served a jail sentence in Portlaoise an Independent deputy until she co- prison for possession of explosives founded the Social Democrats. and extradited to Britain in 1990 while First elected to the Dáil in 1992 and on hunger strike on charges of causing at every subsequent general election. explosions there. Acquitted by a jury in Labour Party spokesperson on Social London in 1991. Protection 2007-2011, and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection 2007-2011. Member of the Public Accounts Committee 2007- 20011. Member, Dublin City Council 1991- 2003 and Eastern Health Board 1991- 2003 (Chairperson 1997).

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Noel Rock (FG) Home Address 25 Hardiman Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 Contact Details Constituency Office: 252 Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09 T1F8 Dáil: (01) 618 3291 M: (085) 704 9415 E: [email protected], [email protected] W: www.noelrock.ie Birth Place/Date Dublin, 11 November 1987 Marital Status Single Education Our Lady of Victories NS, Ballymun; St. Aidan’s CBS, Whitehall; DCU Occupation Full-time public representative

Noel Rock is a new Dáil deputy. Taoiseach Enda Kenny meets his wife Fionnuala O’Kelly on Member of the Committee of Public the main street of Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo during a general Accounts, the Joint Committee on election canvassing stop. Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times the Select Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny. First Fine Gael TD to be elected for Dublin North West since 1992 and the youngest Fine Gael TD in the country. Elected as the youngest Fine Gael Dublin City Councillor in 2014, representing the Ballymun constituency. In 2006, he interned in the US Senate for the then Senator Hillary Clinton. He also worked in Brussels as a speechwriter and press assistant, before working in a cloud computing company.

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Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 3 Dignam, J's and Number of Votes Shortall, R's Conroy, C's Hughes, B's Keegan, A's Carney Boud, C's Ellis, D's Lyons, J's McKay, C's Quota 9,253 Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 70 + 65 + 70 + 141 + 542 Carney Boud, Cathleen (S.F.) 2,437 2,507 2,572 2,642 2,783 3,325 - - - + 115 + 90 Conroy, Caroline (G.P.) 915 1,030 1,120 ------+ 71 Dignam, Jimmy (W.P.) 692 763 ------+ 153 + 123 + 37 + 474 + 566 + 2,714 * ELLIS, DESSIE (S.F.) 7,571 7,724 7,847 7,884 8,358 8,924 11,638 - - + 62 + 164 + 109 Hughes, Bernie (Non-P.) 1,120 1,182 1,346 1,455 - - - - - + 169 + 262 + 202 + 458 Keegan, Andrew (AAA-PBP) 1,434 1,603 1,865 2,067 2,525 - - - - + 206 + 82 + 301 + 81 + 319 + 113 + 429 * Lyons, John (Lab.) 2,750 2,956 3,038 3,339 3,420 3,739 3,852 4,281 - + 212 + 56 + 106 + 83 + 194 + 113 + 427 + 966 McAuliffe, Paul (F.F.) 4,750 4,962 5,018 5,124 5,207 5,401 5,514 5,941 6,907 + 30 McKay, Cormac (D.D.I.) 158 188 ------+ 199 + 37 + 194 + 30 + 145 + 40 + 144 + 2,132 ROCK, NOEL (F.G.) 4,642 4,841 4,878 5,072 5,102 5,247 5,287 5,431 7,563

* SHORTALL, RÓISÍN (S.D.) 10,540 ------+ 72 + 101 + 188 + 759 + 345 + 1,385 + 1,183 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 72 173 361 1,120 1,465 2,850 4,033

*Denotes outgoing TD

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* SHORTALL, RÓISÍN (S.D.) 10,540 ------+ 72 + 101 + 188 + 759 + 345 + 1,385 + 1,183 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 72 173 361 1,120 1,465 2,850 4,033

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Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 62,340 Spoiled votes 226 Valid poll 41,099 Turnout 66.29% Quota 10,275 Candidates 9

Party share of the vote Shane Ross (Ind) Josepha Madigan (FG) Ist preferences Nos % Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 12,573 30.59 Glenbrook House, Enniskerry, Co. 56 Glenabbey Road, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin Independent/ Wicklow. Others 12,223 29.74 Contact Details Contact Details Dept. of Transport, Tourism & Sport, Constituency Office: 9 Braemer Road, Fianna Fáil 4,220 10.27 Leeson Lane, Dublin 2 Churchtown, Dublin 14 Green Party 4,122 10.03 Office: (01) 604 1062, (01) 604 1040 Dáil: (01) 618 3252 Labour 4,048 9.85 M: (086) 047 6420 M: (086) 780 6803 Sinn Féin 2,858 6.95 E: [email protected], E: [email protected] [email protected], t: @josephamadigan Renua Ireland 1,055 2.57 W: www.shaneross.ie Birth Place/Date Quota Seats t: @Shane_RossTD Dublin, 21 May 1970 Fine Gael 1.2 1 Birth Place/Date Marital Status Independent/ Dublin, 11 July 1949 Married, 2 children Others 1.2 1 Marital Status Education Fianna Fáil 0.4 - Married, two children Mount Anville School, TCD and Blackhall Green Party 0.4 1 Education Place St. Stephens School, Dundrum; Rugby Labour 0.4 - Occupation School; University of Geneva; TCD. Public representative and family lawyer Sinn Féin 0.3 - Occupation Renua Ireland 0.1 - Government Minister and public Josepha Madigan is a new Dáil deputy. representative. Former journalist and Member of the Committee of Public stockbroker Accounts, Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, Committee on the Appointed Minister for Transport, Tourism Future of Healthcare and Committee on & Sport on 6 May 2016 as the Senior Procedure. Cabinet member from the Independent Served on the Fine Gael Government Alliance which he co-founded. First Formation negotiation team after the elected to the Dáil in the February 2016. Elected for the Stillorgan Ward on 2011 general election. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council He was a member of the Seanad in May 2014. having won nine successive elections A qualified mediator she is the family law to represent the University of Dublin and civil litigation partner at Madigans from 1981 until his election to the Dáil in Solicitors & Mediators on Dublin’s March 2011. He is a former Fine Gael Molesworth St. Published a book entitled member of Wicklow County Council. He “Appropriate Dispute Resolution in stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for Ireland” a handbook for family lawyers Fine Gael in the Wicklow constituency at and their clients. Served as Specialist the 1992 general election. Liaison Officer for Family Mediation Former Business Editor of the Sunday with the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland. Independent. Author of two books on Family Lawyer of the Year at the Irish the end of the Celtic Tiger, ‘The Bankers: Law Awards 2014 and was a finalist in How the Banks Brought Ireland to its 2013 and 2015. Knees’ (2009) and, with his son-in-law An active member of Mount Merrion Nick Webb, Wasters (2010) and ‘The Residents’ Association, Scoil San Treasa Untouchables’ (2012). Parents’ Association and the Mount Former executive chairman of Dillon and Merrion Parish Baptism Committee. Waldron stockbrokers. Son of John Ross, Like her former running mate Alan senator for University of Dublin 1961-65. Shatter, she is a novelist having self- He is married to former RTE presenter published “Negligent Behaviour” in 2011. Ruth Buchanan.

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Catherine Martin (GP) Home Address 39 Stockingwood Copse, Stocking Avenue, Dublin 16. Contact Details Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Dáil: (01) 618 3018 E: [email protected] t: @cathmartingreen Birth Place Monaghan Marital Status Married, three children Occupation Full-time public representative. Former secondary school teacher

Catherine Martin is a new Dáil deputy. Deputy Leader of the Green Party and Education Spokesperson. Hope and Faith Webster (18 months) with their nanny Elected to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Colette photographed after she cast her vote in the 2016 County Council in May 2014. General Election at St.Joseph’s School, Navan Rd, Dublin Former English and Music teacher Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons / The Irish Times at St. Tiernan’s Community School in Dundrum. A member of Dublin Dun Laoghaire Education Training Board and Dublin Mid-Leinster Regional Health Forum. Her husband, Cllr Francis Duffy, also is a member of the Green Party and is a member of South Dublin County Council.

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Seats 3 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Number of Votes Daveron, A's Mathews, P's Nic Cormaic, S's White, A's White, M's Quota 10,275 Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result

Daveron, Alan (R.I.) 1,055 - - - - - + 167 + 345 + 110 + 1,289 + 909 MADIGAN, JOSEPHA (F.G.) 6,668 6,835 7,180 7,290 8,579 9,488 + 192 + 498 + 1,293 + 1,150 + 2,166 MARTIN, CATHERINE (G.P.) 4,122 4,314 4,812 6,105 7,255 9,421 + 220 * Mathews, Peter 2,021 2,241 - - - - + 38 + 180 Nic Cormaic, Sorcha (S.F.) 2,858 2,896 3,076 - - - + 209 * ROSS, SHANE 10,202 10,411 - - - - + 74 + 216 + 73 + 1,477 + 699 * Shatter, Alan (F.G.) 5,905 5,979 6,195 6,268 7,745 8,444 + 32 + 178 + 178 * White, Alex (Lab.) 4,048 4,080 4,258 4,436 - - + 105 + 436 + 404 + 298 White, Mary (F.F.) 4,220 4,325 4,761 5,165 5,463 - + 18 + 388 + 1,018 + 222 + 1,689 Non-transferable papers not effective - 18 406 1,424 1,646 3,335

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Spoiled votes during the counting of Votes in the 2016 General Election at the Dublin West Count centre at Phibblestown near Ongar. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

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Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 74,666 Spoiled votes 694 Valid poll 42,857 Turnout 58.11% Quota 8,572 Candidates 13

Party share of the vote Joan Collins Ist preferences Nos % Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) Sinn Fein 9,971 23.27 Home Address (Ind) 12 Bothar na Deise, Baile Fhormaid, Independent/ Home Address Baile Átha Cliath 10 Others 8,907 20.78 30 Ring St., Inchicore, Dublin 8 Contact Details Fine Gael 6,130 14.30 Contact Details Constituency Office: 347 Ballyfermot Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2. Fianna Fáil 5,441 12.70 Road, Dublin 10 Dáil: (01) 618 3215. AAA-PBP 4,374 10.21 Office: (01) 625 9320 M: (086) 388 8151. Dáil: (01) 618 4084 Labour 3,297 7.69 E: [email protected] M: (087) 978 6999 Social Democrat 2,434 5.68 t: @JoanCollinsTD E: [email protected] Green Party 1,410 3.29 Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Dublin, June 1961. Renua Ireland 893 2.08 Dublin, 31 July 1964 Marital Status Quota Seats Marital Status Lives with partner Sinn Féin 1.2 1 Married, two sons Education Independent/ Education St John of God Secondary School, Scoil Lorcain, Monkstown, Co Dublin; Others 1.0 1 Coolock, Dublin. Fine Gael 0.7 1 Coláiste Eoin, Booterstown, Co Dublin; University College, Dublin (BA, Occupation Fianna Fáil 0.6 - HDipEd) Full-time public representative. AAA-PBP 0.5 1 Occupation Formerly An Post employee. Labour 0.4 - Full-time public representative Joan Collins was elected as an Social Democrat 0.3 - Independents 4 Change deputy in Aengus Ó Snodaigh is Sinn Féin Whip Green Party 0.2 - the February 2016 General Election. and party spokesperson on Defence. Member of the Committee on the Renua Ireland 0.1 - Member of the Oireachtas Business Future of Healthcare and the Joint Committee, Committee on Procedure Committee on Social Protection. and the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform. First elected to the Dáil in the 2011 General Election. A former First elected to the Dáil in 2002. member of the Socialist Party. Also Sinn Féin Whip in the last Dáil and party spokesperson on Social Elected to Dublin City Council in Protection. Contested the constituency 2004 for the Crumlin-Kimmage local of Dublin South-East in the General electoral area and re-elected in 2009. Election of 1987 and the by-election Member of the Communications in Dublin South-Central in 1999. Workers Union. A member of the Sinn Féin Ard Brought up on Dublin’s north side, Joan Chomhairle for many years, on the Collins now lives in Inchicore. Dublin executive of the party since 1985 and was part of the party’s negotiations team during the Northern Ireland peace process.

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Catherine Byrne (FG) Bríd Smith (PBP) Home Address Home Address 30 Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 Contact details Contact Details Constituency Office: 5A Tyrconnell Road, Constituency Clinic: Unit 5, The Iceland Inchicore, Dublin 8 Building, Le Fanu Rd, Ballyfermot Office: (01) 473 5080 Dublin 10 Dáil (01) 618 3083 Office: (01) 616 1003 M: (086) 854 3276 Dáil: (01) 618 3824 E: [email protected] Mobile: (087) 909 0166 Birth Place/Date Email: [email protected] Dublin, 26 February 1956 Website: www.bridsmith.net Marital Status Birth Place Married, four daughters,one son Dublin Education Education Our Lady of the Wayside National St Anne’s Milltown; Rathmines College School, Bluebell, Dublin 12; Holy Faith, of Commerce The Coombe & Clarendon St, Dublin; Occupation Cathal Brugha Catering College, Dublin; Full-time public representative All Hallows (Lay Ministry) Bríd Smith is a new Dáil deputy. Occupation Member of the Joint Committee on Minister of State and public Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation; the representative Joint Committee on Communications, Catherine Byrne was appointed Minister Climate Action and Environment and of State for Communities and National Committee on Procedure. Drugs Strategy in May 2016. She was Elected to Dublin City Council for first elected to the 30th Dáil on May 24th the Ballyfermot/Drimnagh ward in 2007, representing the constituency 2009 and re-elected in 2014. Also of Dublin South Central. She was re- unsuccessfully contested the European elected to the 31st Dáil on 27th February elections for Dublin in 2014 where 2011. She was Fine Gael’s candidate she received nearly 24,000 votes. for Dublin South Central in the 1999 By- On 10 March 2016, at the first sitting Election but was unsuccessful on that of the 32nd Dáil, she seconded the occasion. nomination of Richard Boyd Barrett for She was elected to Dublin City Council Taoiseach. First female shop steward for the South West Inner City Ward on in Dublin Bus and Dublin Branch her first attempt in 1999 and topped secretary of the National Bus and the poll in the area in the 2004 local Railworkers Union. elections. Lord Mayor of Dublin 2005- 2006. During her tenure as Lord Mayor, she initiated the Unsung Heroes Awards, and bestowed the Freedom of the City of Dublin on Ronnie Delaney and Bob Geldof. Leader of St. Michael’s Folk/Gospel Group for 15 years. Played ladies soccer at the highest level and previously managed schoolboy soccer teams in her locality. Completed a two-year Lay Ministry Course in All Hallows and also has a City & Guilds Diploma in Catering.

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Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 4 Bradley, N's and Collins, J's Number of Votes Murray, R's Gargan, M's Ó hAlmhain, O's Hand, P's Coyne, L's Devine, M's Ó Snodaigh, A's Byrne, E's Byrne, C's Surplus and Quota 8,572 Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Result

+ 67 + 190 + 119 + 247 + 375 + 117 + 61 + 499 + 725 + 3 Ardagh, Catherine (F.F.) 5,441 5,508 5,698 5,817 6,064 6,439 6,556 6,617 7,116 7,841 7,844 - 407 Bradley, Neville (D.D.I.) 407 ------+ 24 + 163 + 199 + 163 + 358 + 53 + 21 + 2,612 * BYRNE, CATHERINE (F.G.) 6,130 6,154 6,317 6,516 6,679 7,037 7,090 7,111 9,723 - + 17 + 58 + 273 + 177 + 659 + 50 + 27 * Byrne, Eric (Lab.) 3,297 3,314 3,372 3,645 3,822 4,481 4,531 4,558 - - - + 108 + 71 + 87 + 573 + 632 + 502 + 450 * COLLINS, JOAN (I.4.C) 6,195 6,303 6,374 6,461 7,034 7,666 8,168 8,618 - - - + 52 + 109 + 403 + 258 Coyne, Liam (S.D.) 2,434 2,486 2,595 2,998 3,256 ------+ 31 + 26 + 34 + 108 + 155 Devine, Máire (S.F.) 3,332 3,363 3,389 3,423 3,531 3,686 - - - - - + 50 Gargan, Michael (R.I.) 893 943 ------+ 89 + 122 + 136 Hand, Paul (Non-P.) 2,011 2,100 2,222 2,358 ------

Murray, Richard (Non-P.) 294 ------+ 21 + 83 Ó hAlmhain, Oisín (G.P.) 1,410 1,431 1,514 ------+ 51 + 25 + 19 + 193 + 134 + 2,505 * Ó SNODAIGH, AENGUS (S.F.) 6,639 6,690 6,715 6,734 6,927 7,061 9,566 - - - + 102 + 51 + 202 + 464 + 660 + 355 + 435 + 767 + 426 + 43 SMITH, BRÍD (AAA-PBP) 4,374 4,476 4,527 4,729 5,193 5,853 6,208 6,643 7,410 7,836 7,879 + 89 + 45 + 42 + 175 + 283 + 104 + 680 Non-transferable papers not effective - 89 134 176 351 634 738 - 738 1,418 - -

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Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 105,420 Spoiled votes 647 Valid poll 67,271 Turnout 64.43% Quota 11,212 Candidates 21

Party share of the vote Paul Murphy (Solidarity, Ist preferences Nos % John Lahart (FF) Fine Gael 14,746 21.92 Home Address formerly AAA) 6 Orlagh Grange, Scholarstown Road, Independent/ Home Address Knocklyon, Dublin 16 Others 12,461 18.52 Kingswood Heights, Tallaght, Dublin 24 Contact Details AAA-PBP 12,246 18.20 Contact Details Constituency Office: 5A Village Square, Office: (01) 462 9137 Fianna Fáil 9,647 14.34 Tallaght, Dublin 24 and Riversdale Dáil: (01) 618 3071 Sinn Féin 9,590 14.26 House, Riversdale View, Rathfarnham, M: (086) 1688050 Dublin 16 Labour 4,378 6.51 E: [email protected] Office: (01) 466 2026/ (085) 8147053 Renua Ireland 2,906 4.32 t: @paulmurphyAAA Dáil: (01) 618 3712 Green Party 1,297 1.93 M: (087) 261 5529 Birth Place/Date Dublin, 13 April 1983 Quota Seats E: [email protected] W: www.johnlahart.com Fine Gael 1.3 1 Marital Status Lives with partner Independent/ Birth Place/Date Dublin, 8 October 1960 Others 1.1 1 Education Education St. Killian’s German School; Dublin AAA-PBP 1.1 1 Scoil an Spiorad Naomh, Institute of Education; UCD (BCL) Fianna Fáil 0.9 1 Ballyroan;;Coláiste Eanna CBS, Occupation Sinn Féin 0.9 1 Ballyroan; Mater Dei Institute of Public representative Labour 0.4 - Education (MSc). Member of the Joint Committee on Renua Ireland 0.3 - Occupation Public representative. Psychotherapist Finance, Public Expenditure and Green Party 0.1 - Reform, and Taoiseach. John Lahart is a new Dáil deputy. First elected to the Dáil in the Fianna Fáil Deputy Chief Whip and 2014 Dublin South-West by-election Spokesperson on Dublin. caused by the election of Brian Hayes Member of Dublin South County as an MEP. Re-elected as an AAA-PBP Council 1999 – 2016. Contested the deputy in the February 2016 General 2014 by-election in Dublin South-West, Election. but failed to win the seat. Former Member of the European Former Special Adviser to Tom Kitt TD, Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin Minister of State and Government Chief constituency representing the Socialist Whip. In 2012, he was switched into Party (European United Left–Nordic the Dublin South West constituency Green Left). Worked in the European organisation after a change to the Parliament with Socialist Party TD Joe boundaries. Higgins as political advisor before replacing him on the latter’s election to the Dáil in the 2011 General Election. Stood for re-election at the 2014 European Parliament election at which he lost his seat.

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Sean Crowe (SF) Colm Brophy (FG) Dr Katherine Zappone Home Address Home Address (Ind) 16 Raheen Green, Tallaght, Dublin 24 Templeogue, Dublin 6W Home Address Contact Details Contact Details The Shanty, Glenaraneen, Brittas, Co. Constituency Office: 2 Old Greenhills Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Dublin Road, Tallaght Village, Dublin 24 Dáil (01) 618 3196 Office: (01) 4519160 M: (086) 250 9223 Contact Details Department of Children and Youth Dáil: (01) 618 3941 E: [email protected] Affairs, 43-49 Mespil Road, Dublin M: (086) 386 4303 t: @Brophytalks 4 D04 YP52 E: [email protected] Birth Place/Date Constituency Office: 45 Main Street W: www.seancrowe.ie Dublin, 9 January 1973 Tallaght, Dublin 24 Birth Place/Date Marital Status Office: (01) 4271072 Dublin, 7 March 1957 Single Dáil: (01) 618 3583 Marital Status M: (087) 233 3874 Education E: [email protected] Married UCD t: @KZapponeTD Education Occupation Birth Place/Date Dundrum Technical School, Dublin 14 Public representative. Businessman Seattle, Washington, USA, Occupation 25 November 1953 Public representative Colm Brophy is a new Dáil deputy. Member of the Joint Committee Marital Status Sean Crowe is Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Justice and Equality; the Joint Married on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora. Committee on European Union Education Member of the Joint Committee Affairs; the Select Committee on Catholic University of America (MA); on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Budgetary Oversight; Standing Order UCD (MBA); Boston College (PhD) Defence; the Joint Committee on 112 Select Committee of Dáil Éireann European Union Affairs and the and the Committee on Housing and Occupation Standing Order 112 Select Committee Homelessness (14 April – 17 June Government Minister and public of Dáil Éireann. 2016). representative First elected to the Dáil in 2002 but lost Member of South Dublin County Katherine Zappone is Minister for his seat in the 2007 General Election. Council (co-opted) 2008 – 2016 where Children & Youth Affairs. She is a new Unsuccessful candidate in the general he was leader of the Fine Gael Independent deputy. Taoiseach’s elections in 1989, 1992 and 1997 as Group. Unsuccessful candidate in the nominee (recommended by then well as the 1999 European Parliament 2011 general election in the Dublin Labour leader Eamon Gilmore) to the election. South Central constituency. Director of 24th Seanad (2011 – 2016). Former Elected to South Dublin County Elections in the successful campaigns member of the Irish Human Rights Council in 1999, co-opted back in to the European Parliament of Gay Commission. Former CEO of the 2008 and re-elected in 2009. Served Mitchell in 2004 and Mary Banotti National Women’s Council of Ireland. as Secretary of the Sinn Féin mission to previously. She became an Irish citizen in 1995. the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation He is a former member of the Board of Katherine Zappone was the first openly in Dublin Castle, which predated the the Housing Finance Agency. lesbian member of the Oireachtas and Good Friday Agreement negotiations. first in a same-sex marriage. She and Former member of the Sinn Féin Ard her wife, Ann Louise Gilligan, founded Chomhairle. An Cosán which supports individuals He is a member of numerous and communities to actively engage in community organisations and groups the process of social change through and a board member of St. Dominic’s transformative education. Contact Centre (a drugs rehabilitation centre) and Greenhills College.

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Seventh Eleventh Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth Sixteenth First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count Count Twelfth Count Count Count Count Count Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of O'Gorman, F's Burke, D's Seats 5 Quigley, K's Warren, K's Duffy, F's Maloney, E's Duff, M's O'Donovan, Holland, S's McMahon, Fay, S's Murphy, P's Lahart, J's Kearns, P's Fitzpatrick, Number of and Summerville- and Sinclair, Votes Votes and Votes and Votes Votes D's Votes Votes R's Votes Votes Surplus Surplus and Votes P's Votes Quota 11,212 Votes Molloy, J's S's Votes and Result Result Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result Result and Result and Result Votes and Result and Result + 7 + 11 + 22 + 341 + 84 + 98 + 270 + 165 + 20 + 442 + 40 + 29 + 40 + 1,362 + 513 BROPHY, COLM (F.G.) 7,195 7,202 7,213 7,235 7,576 7,660 7,758 8,028 8,193 8,213 8,655 8,695 8,724 8,764 10,126 10,639 + 10 + 36 - 561 Burke, Declan (Non-P.) 515 525 561 ------+ 4 + 5 + 71 + 16 + 28 + 132 + 132 + 51 + 2,089 + 140 + 317 + 1,109 + 14 + 163 * CROWE, SEÁN (S.F.) 6,974 6,978 6,983 7,054 7,070 7,098 7,230 7,362 7,413 9,502 9,642 9,959 11,068 11,082 11,245 11,245 + 4 + 10 + 19 + 283 + 110 + 59 + 139 + 229 + 21 + 456 + 42 + 33 + 43 + 1,168 + 424 Dermody, Anne-Marie (F.G.) 6,463 6,467 6,477 6,496 6,779 6,889 6,948 7,087 7,316 7,337 7,793 7,835 7,868 7,911 9,079 9,503 + 6 + 27 + 95 + 76 + 173 Duff, Mick (Lab.) 1,743 - 1,749 1,776 1,871 1,947 2,120 ------+ 6 + 4 + 25 + 5 - 1,337 Duffy, Francis Noel (G.P.) 1,297 1,303 1,307 1,332 1,337 ------+ 3 + 5 + 63 + 12 + 50 + 65 + 53 + 101 + 132 + 107 Fay, Sandra (AAA-PBP) 3,241 3,244 3,249 3,312 3,324 3,374 3,439 3,492 3,593 3,725 3,832 - - - - - + 17 + 37 + 198 + 30 + 116 + 143 + 80 + 309 + 57 + 364 + 169 + 300 + 45 + 239 Fitzpatrick, Peter (Non-P.) 2,812 2,829 2,866 3,064 3,094 3,210 3,353 3,433 3,742 3,799 4,163 4,332 4,632 4,677 4,916 - + 5 + 9 + 37 + 18 + 36 + 43 + 28 + 92 Holland, Sarah (S.F.) 2,616 2,621 2,630 2,667 2,685 2,721 2,764 2,792 2,884 ------+ 5 + 6 + 12 + 42 + 183 + 53 + 860 + 106 + 31 + 166 + 17 + 47 + 19 Kearns, Pamela (Lab.) 2,635 2,640 2,646 2,658 2,700 2,883 2,936 3,796 3,902 3,933 4,099 4,116 4,163 4,182 - - + 8 + 23 + 47 + 47 + 120 + 153 + 115 + 346 + 59 + 837 LAHART, JOHN (F.F.) 9,647 9,655 9,678 9,725 9,772 9,892 10,045 10,160 10,506 10,565 11,402 - - - - - + 1 + 10 + 33 + 51 + 26 * Maloney, Eamonn 1,627 1,628 1,638 1,671 1,722 1,748 ------+ 6 + 40 + 51 + 23 + 74 + 108 + 50 + 260 + 30 McMahon, Ronan (R.I.) 2,906 2,912 2,952 3,003 3,026 3,100 3,208 3,258 3,518 3,548 ------+ 15 + 27 + 147 + 53 + 69 + 310 + 132 + 296 + 312 + 312 + 2,850 * MURPHY, PAUL (AAA-PBP) 9,005 9,020 9,047 9,194 9,247 9,316 9,626 9,758 10,054 10,366 10,678 13,528 - - - - + 23 + 41 + 47 + 18 + 85 + 123 + 37 O'Donovan, Deirdre (Non-P.) 2,197 2,220 2,261 2,308 2,326 2,411 2,534 2,571 ------59 O'Gorman, Frank (Non-P.) 59 ------+ 12 Quigley, Kieran Adam (Non-P.) 317 329 ------+ 16 + 10 Sinclair, Stephen (D.D.I.) 359 375 385 ------

Summerville-Molloy, Joan (Non-P.) 112 ------+ 2 + 6 + 9 Warren, Karen (F.G.) 1,088 1,090 1,096 1,105 ------+ 23 + 29 + 89 + 56 + 253 + 218 + 131 + 469 + 66 + 332 + 165 + 430 + 29 + 789 + 2,113 ZAPPONE, KATHERINE (NON-P.) 4,463 4,486 4,515 4,604 4,660 4,913 5,131 5,262 5,731 5,797 6,129 6,294 6,724 6,753 7,542 9,655 + 4 + 14 + 49 + 15 + 27 + 70 + 93 + 147 + 67 + 392 + 232 + 368 + 461 + 1,866 Non-transferable papers not effective - 4 18 67 82 109 179 272 419 486 878 1,110 1,478 - 1,478 1,939 3,805

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 81 Dublin West

Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 64,639 Spoiled votes 320 Valid poll 41,952 Turnout 65.4% Quota 8,391 Candidates 11

Party share of the vote Ruth Coppinger Ist preferences Nos % Leo Varadkar (FG) Fine Gael 9,321 22.22 Home Address (Solidarity, formerly AAA) 30 Rosehaven, Carpentstown Road, Fianna Fáil 6,917 16.49 Home Address Castleknock, Dublin 15, D01 WY03 AAA-PBP 6,520 15.54 3 The Rise, Main Street, Labour 6,445 15.36 Contact Details Blanchardstown, D15. Dept of Social Protection, Aras Mhic Contact Details Sinn Féin 6,034 14.38 Dhiarmada, Dublin 1. Dáil: (01) 618 3069 Independent/ Constituency Office: 37A Main Street, M: (087) 673 0187 Ongar, Dublin 15, D15 K3CT Others 4,308 10.27 E: [email protected] Dept.: (01) 704 3000 Green Party 1,730 4.12 t: @RuthCoppingerTD Office: (01) 640 3133/ 6354255 Renua Ireland 677 1.61 M: (087) 2249 153 Birth Place/Date Dublin, 18 April 1967 Quota Seats E: [email protected], [email protected] Fine Gael 1.1 1 Marital Status W: www.leovaradkar.ie Married. Fianna Fáil 0.8 1 Birth Place/Date AAA-PBP 0.8 1 Education Dublin, 18 January 1979 Loreto Beaufort, Rathfarnham; UCD. Labour 0.8 1 Marital Status Occupation Sinn Féin 0.7 - Single Full-time public representative. Former Independent/ Education secondary school teacher Others 0.5 - St Francis Xavier NS, Coolmine, Dublin Ruth Coppinger is an Anti-Austerity Green Party 0.2 - 15; The King’s Hospital, Palmerstown, Alliance deputy. Member of the Joint Renua Ireland 0.1 - Dublin 20; TCD (BA, MB, BCh, BAO); post-graduate GP training programme Committee on Housing, Planning, attached to TCD. Community and Local Government and the Committee on Housing and Occupation Homelessness (14 April – 17 June, Government Minister and public 2016). representative. Medical doctor First elected in the 2014 Dublin West Leo Varadkar is Minister for Social by-election caused by the resignation Protection since 6 May 2016. Former of Labour deputy Patrick Nulty. Re- Minister for Health (2014 – 2016) and elected in 2016 as an Anti-Austerity- Transport, Tourism & Sport (2011 – People Before Profit candidate. 2014). Member of Fingal County Council First elected to the Dáil in the 2003 – 2014 having been co-opted to 2007 general election. He chaired the Council to replace Joe Higgins in the EU Council of Transport Ministers 2003. On 6 April 2016, following the during the Irish Presidency of the failure of the Dáil to elect a Taoiseach European Union in 2013 and served on at that first sitting, she herself was the Foundation Board of the World Anti- nominated for the role of Taoiseach, Doping Agency (WADA). becoming the first woman to achieve this in the history of the state. Worked Co-opted to Fingal County Council in as a Parliamentary Assistant to Clare November 2003 and elected in his own Daly TD and former TD Joe Higgins in right in June 2004 in the Castleknock a staff-sharing arrangement. area. Leo Varadkar became the first openly gay Irish government minister during his time at the Department of Health.

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Jack Chambers (FF) Joan Burton (Lab) Home Address Home Address Castleknock, Dublin 15 81 Old Cabra Road, Dublin 7 Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: Laurel Lodge Leinster House, Kildare St, Dublin 2 Shopping Centre, Castleknock, Dublin Dáil: (01) 618 4006 15 M: (087) 236 9485 Dáil: (01) 618 375 E: [email protected] M: (086) 417 7335. W: http://www.joanburton.ie E: [email protected], t: @joan_burton [email protected] Birth Place/Date W: www.jackchambers.ie Dublin, 1 February 1949 t: @jackfchambers Marital Status Birth Place/Date Married, one daughter Galway, 21 November1990 Education Marital Status Sisters of Charity, Stanhope Street, Dublin; Single University College, Dublin (BComm); Fellow of Education Institute of Chartered Accountants Belvedere College; TCD (Law & Occupation Political Science); RCSI Full-time public representative Occupation Full-time public representative Joan Burton is a former leader of the Labour Party (2014 – 16). She was Tánaiste and Minister Jack Chambers is a new Dáil deputy. for Social Protection from 2014 – 2016. Minister Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesperson on for Social Protection 2011 – 2016. She resigned Community & National Drugs Strategy. as Leader of the Labour Party on 10 May Member of the Joint Committee on 2016 following heavy losses in the 2016 general Justice and Equality. election and was succeeded by Brendan Howlin. Member of Fingal County Council Member of the Joint Committee on Education 2014 – 2016. Deputy Mayor of the and Skills; the Select Committee on Budgetary Council from 2015 – 2016. Oversight and the Select Committee on An enthusiastic sports fan, he follows Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny. the Dublin and Mayo GAA teams and Joan Burton succeeded Eamon Gilmore as leader Liverpool. of the Labour Party when he resigned in the wake of the 2014 Local and European Elections. She previously served as Deputy Leader (2007 – 2014) and had been its Finance Spokesperson for some six years in the previous Dáileanna. She was the first candidate to be elected in the 2011 general election, topping the poll in Dublin West. First elected to the Dáil in 1992 but lost her seat in 1997 and regained it in 2002. Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare 1992–94; Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, with responsibility for Overseas Development, and at the Department of Justice 1995–97. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party in 2002.

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First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count

Transfer of Seats 4 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Casey, D's and McGuinness, D's Number of Votes Noone, C's Clare, T's Votes and and Quota 8,391 O'Brien, J's Votes and Result Result O'Gorman, R's Votes and Result Votes and Result + 63 + 182 + 79 + 1,240 * BURTON, JOAN (LAB.) 6,445 6,508 6,690 6,769 8,009

Casey, Dermot (Non-P.) 225 - - - - + 231 + 88 + 94 + 985 CHAMBERS, JACK (F.F.) 6,917 7,148 7,236 7,330 8,315 + 99 + 23 Clare, TJ (Non-P.) 1,092 1,191 1,214 - - + 106 + 42 + 343 + 1,537 * COPPINGER, RUTH (AAA-PBP) 6,520 6,626 6,668 7,011 8,548 + 39 + 20 + 95 + 903 Donnelly, Paul (S.F.) 6,034 6,073 6,093 6,188 7,091 + 90 + 31 + 293 McGuinness, David (Non-P.) 2,991 3,081 3,112 3,405 - + 51 Noone, Catherine (F.G.) 1,074 1,125 - - -

*Denotes outgoing TD

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O'Brien, Jo (R.I.) 677 - - - - + 109 + 25 + 234 O'Gorman, Roderic (G.P.) 1,730 1,839 1,864 2,098 - + 81 + 693 * VARADKAR, LEO (F.G.) 8,247 8,328 9,021 9,021 9,021 + 33 + 21 + 76 + 838 Non-transferable papers not effective - 33 54 130 968 Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Fianna Fail general election candidate in Dublin Fingal, pictured speaking to Mary Mathews, while canvassing in Skerries, Co. Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 85 Dún Laoghaire

Statistics Seats 4 * Electorate 92,248 Spoiled votes 401 Valid poll 59,238 Turnout 64.65% Quota 14,810 Candidates 11

Party share of the vote Seán Barrett (FG) Richard Boyd Barrett Ist preferences Nos % Home Address (PBP) Fine Gael 21,306 35.97 Avondale, Ballinclea Road, Killiney, Co Fianna Fáil 11,143 18.81 Dublin Home Address Brigadoon, Station Road, Glenageary, Contact Details AAA-PBP 9,775 16.50 Co. Dublin Labour 5,192 8.76 Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Dáil (01) 618 3895 Contact Details Green Party 3,478 5.87 M: (087) 285 5848 Constituency Office: 91 Lower Georges Independent/ E: [email protected] St., Dun Laoghaire Office (01) 230 3020 Others 3,365 5.68 Birth Place/Date Dáil: (01) 618 3449 Sinn Fein 3,167 5.35 Dublin, 9 August 1944 M: (087) 632 9511 Renua Ireland 1,812 3.06 Marital Status E: [email protected] Married, two sons, three daughters Quota Seats W: www.richardboydbarret.ie t: @RBoydBarrett Fine Gael 1.4 2 Education CBC Monkstown, Co Dublin; Birth Place/Date Fianna Fáil 0.8 - Presentation College, Glasthule, London, November 1967 AAA-PBP 0.7 1 Co Dublin; College of Commerce, Marital Status Rathmines. Labour 0.4 - Single, one son Green Party 0.2 - Occupation Education Public representative. Formerly Independent/ Johnstown NS; St Michael’s College, insurance broker Others 0.2 - Ailesbury Rd, Dublin 4; UCD (BA, MA in Sinn Féin 0.2 - As outgoing Ceann Comhairle, Sean English Literature Renua Ireland 0.1 - Barrett was automatically returned to Occupation the 32nd Dáil. Public representative. Elected Ceann Comhairle of the 31st Dáil unopposed on 9 March 2011. Richard Boyd Barrett is a People Before Member of the Joint Committee Profit deputy. Member of the Select *First seat was automatically allocated on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Committee on Budgetary Oversight and to the Ceann Comhairle Defence; the Select Committee on the Select Committee on Arrangements Budgetary Oversight and the Select for Budgetary Scrutiny. Committee on Arrangements for Stood unsuccessfully in the Dún Budgetary Scrutiny. Laoghaire constituency at the Minister for Defence and the Marine 2002 general election for the Socialist (1994 – 97). Minister of State at Workers Party and at the 2007 general the Dept. of the Taoiseach and election for the People Before Profit Government Chief Whip (1994 – 95). Alliance. He again contested the Minister of State at the Dept of the Dún Laoghaire constituency at the Taoiseach and Leader of the House 2011 general election as part of the (1986 – 87). Government Chief Whip United Left Alliance and was successful. and Minister of State at the Dept of He was re-elected in the 2016 general Defence (1982 – 86). election as an AAA-PBP candidate and, First elected to the Dáil in 1981 at on 10 March, at the first sitting of the every subsequent election until 32nd Dáil, he was one of four candidates he retired in 2002. Stood again nominated for the position of Taoiseach, successfully in 2007 and 2011. all of whom failed to reach a majority. He was defeated by 9 votes to 111. A keen sportsman, he played gaelic football with Dalkey Mitchells (now Richard Boyd Barrett is the biological son Cuala) and rugby with Bective of actress Sinéad Cusack. Rangers.

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Maria Bailey (FG) Mary Mitchell O’Connor Home Address (FG) Kilmore, Killiney Road, Killiney, Co. Dublin Home Address 31 Maple Manor, Cabinteely, Dublin 18 Contact Details Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Contact Details Dept. of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Dáil (01) 618 3139 23 Kildare St., Dublin 2 D02 TD30 M: (086) 101 9750 Office: (01) 631 2219 E: [email protected] Dáil: (01) 618 3302 W: www.cllrmariabailey.wordpress.com M: (086) 818 6725 t: @MariaBaileyFG W: www.marymitchelloconnor.ie Birth Place/Date Dublin, 10 April 1976 Birth Place/Date Milltown, Co. Galway, 10 June 1959 Marital Status Married, two children Marital Status Divorced, two sons Education Our Lady of Good Counsel N.S. Education Carysfort College; NUI Maynooth Johnstown; Sion Hill and St. Joseph’s (Masters in Education and School of Cluny Leadership), the European Coaching Occupation Institute (Diploma in Life Coaching) Public representative. Former Aer Lingus employee Occupation Government Minister and public Maria Bailey is a new FG Dáil deputy representative. Former primary school and the 100th woman to have been principal elected to the Dáil. Chair of the Joint Mary Mitchell O’Connor was appointed Committee on Housing, Planning, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Community and Local Government; Innovation on 6 May 2016. Former Member of the Joint Committee on member of the Committee on Health Social Protection; the ‌‌‌‌Select Committee and Children. on Members’ Interests of Dáil Éireann and the Standing Order 112 Select First elected to the Dáil in the 2011 Committee of Dáil Éireann. general election. Elected to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Member of Dún-Laoghaire/ as a member for the Progressive Rathdown County Council 2004 – Democrats in 2004. Joined Fine Gael in 2016 representing the Killiney/ 2007 and re-elected to the council for Ballybrack ward. the party in 2009. She is the daughter of Dún Laoghaire– Former Principal of the Harold School, Rathdown Fine Gael Councillor John Glasthule, Co. Dublin. Bailey. Having suffered with migraine since she was 16 years of age, Maria Bailey has been active in creating an awareness of dealing with the condition. She is an avid runner.

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First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count

Transfer of Seats 3 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Number of Cronin, F's and O'Brien, S's Hunt, C's Smyth, O's Devlin, C's Smyth, C's Quota 14,810 Votes Whitehead, R's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 393 + 52 + 336 + 584 + 568 + 2,776 BAILEY, MARIA (F.G.) 10,489 10,882 10,934 11,270 11,854 12,422 15,198 + 233 + 2,207 + 1,072 + 1,474 + 957 * BOYD BARRETT, RICHARD (AAA-PBP) 9,775 10,008 12,215 13,287 14,761 15,718 -

Cronin, Frank (R.I.) 1,812 ------+ 212 + 178 + 210 + 299 Devlin, Cormac (F.F.) 4,665 4,877 5,055 5,265 5,564 - - + 231 + 83 + 194 + 304 + 2,931 + 748 Hanafin, Mary (F.F.) 6,478 6,709 6,792 6,986 7,290 10,221 10,969 + 258 + 200 Hunt, Carol (Non-P.) 3,152 3,410 3,610 - - - - + 271 + 42 + 303 + 534 + 426 + 2,548 * MITCHELL O'CONNOR, MARY (F.G.) 10,817 11,088 11,130 11,433 11,967 12,393 14,941 + 42 O'Brien, Shane (S.F.) 3,167 3,209 - - - - - + 104 + 89 + 354 + 1,156 + 270 Smyth, Carrie (Lab.) 5,192 5,296 5,385 5,739 6,895 7,165 - + 199 + 156 + 917 Smyth, Ossian (G.P.) 3,478 3,677 3,833 4,750 - - -

Whitehead, Raymond (D.D.I.) 213 ------+ 82 + 202 + 224 + 399 + 412 + 1,093 Non-transferable papers not effective - 82 284 508 907 1,319 2,412

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Whitehead, Raymond (D.D.I.) 213 ------+ 82 + 202 + 224 + 399 + 412 + 1,093 Non-transferable papers not effective - 82 284 508 907 1,319 2,412

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 89 Galway East

Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 68,432 Spoiled votes 379 Valid poll 45,238 Turnout 66.66% Quota 11,310 Candidates 10

Party share of the vote Sean Canney Anne Rabbitte (FF) Ist preferences Nos % (Ind) Fine Gael 13,597 30.06 Home Address Fianna Fáil 12,364 27.33 Home Address Portumna, Co. Galway Claretuam, Tuam, Co. Galway Independents/ Contact Details Contact Details Loughrea Office: (091) 841 000 Others 11,294 24.97 Constituency Office: St. David’s, The Portumna Office: (090) 975 9695 Labour 4,531 10.02 Mall, Tuam, Co. Galway. H54 P526 Dáil: (01) 618 3901 Sinn Féin 2,683 5.93 Office: (093) 26476 M: (087) 242 4704 Green Party 769 1.70 Dáil: (01) 618 3436 E: [email protected] M: (086) 251 3639 t: @annerabbitte Quota Seats E: [email protected] Birth Place/Date W: www.seancanney.com Fine Gael 1.2 1 Portumna, Co. Galway, 11 April, 1970 Fianna Fáil 1.1 1 Birth Place/Date Marital Status Galway, 6 April 1960 Independents/ Widow, three children Others 1.0 1 Marital Status Education Married, three children (one deceased) Labour 0.4 - UCG Sinn Féin 0.2 - Occupation Occupation Minister of State. Former Quantity Full-time public representative. Former Green Party 0 - Surveyor and Lecturer at GMIT. Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) Sean Canney was appointed Anne Rabbitte is a new Dáil deputy. Minister of State at the Dept of Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children Public Expenditure & Reform with and Youth Affairs. Member of Joint responsibility for the Office for Public Committee on Children and Youth Works (OPW) and Flood Relief in Affairs and Standing Order 112 Select May 2016 as part of the deal with the Committee of Dáil Éireann. Independent Alliance deputies. He is to share the post with Kevin ‘Boxer’ Elected to Galway County Council Moran. Member of the Dáil Committee in 2009 and 2014. Former Chair of on Housing and Homelessness until Galway County Council Finance his appointment as Minister of State on Committee and member of a number of 19 May 2016. Unsuccessful candidate Portumna Community Groups. in the 2011 general election in Galway She is also a farm and bog owner. East. Elected to Galway County Council in 2004 and re-elected in 2009 and 2014. Mayor of County Galway in 2007-2008. Served as campaign manager for his brother-in-law, Paddy McHugh, in the 2002 general election in which McHugh successfully gained a seat in the Galway East constituency. Former PRO of the Belclare/Sylane Community Council and was Chairman during the period when the Community Sports facility was developed there. Active member of Corofin GAA Club.

90 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Galway East

Ciarán Cannon (FG) Home Address Carrabane, Athenry, Co. Galway Contact details Constituency office: Unit 1, Bride Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway Office (091) 880 790 Dáil: (01) 618 3185 M: (087) 228 3377 E: [email protected] t: @ciarancannon Birth Place/Date Kiltulla, Co Galway, 19 September 1965 Marital Statusv Married, one son Education Presentation College Athenry; Institute of Public Administration Occupation Public Representative

Ciaran Cannon is a member of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills. Former Minister of State for Training and Skills (March 2011 – July 2014). First elected to the Dáil in the 2011 General Election. As a member of the Progressive Democrats he was appointed to the Seanad in 2007 as a Taoiseach’s Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan and Deputy Leader Catherine Martin nominee. Became leader of the PDs on celebrate their election at the count centre in the RDS. 17 April, 2008 but left to join Fine Gael Photograph: Eric Luke / The Irish Times on 24 March 2009 before the party dissolved itself in November of that year. Elected to Galway County Council for Loughrea area as a PD member in 2004 and was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2007 general election. A musician and songwriter, he has collaborated with Irish folk singer Seán Keane and others on song-writing projects.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 91 Galway East

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Transfer of Seats 3 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Melia, A's and Number of Votes Fahy, M's Roche, A's Higgins, L's Keaveney, C's Canney, S's Quota 11,310 Ní Chróinín, M's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result + 266 + 359 + 1,124 + 773 + 1,738 CANNEY, SEÁN (NON-P.) 8,447 8,713 9,072 10,196 10,969 12,707 - + 97 + 430 + 162 + 1,707 + 401 + 237 * CANNON, CIARÁN (F.G.) 7,123 7,220 7,650 7,812 9,519 9,920 10,157 + 62 + 153 + 123 + 1,054 + 495 + 492 * Connaughton, Paul (F.G.) 6,474 6,536 6,689 6,812 7,866 8,361 8,853 + 60 Fahy, Michael (Non-P.) 2,358 2,418 - - - - - + 261 + 288 + 390 Higgins, Lorraine (Lab.) 4,531 4,792 5,080 5,470 - - - + 75 + 312 + 304 + 573 * Keaveney, Colm (F.F.) 5,436 5,511 5,823 6,127 6,700 - -

Melia, Aengus (D.D.I.) 489 ------

Ní Chróinín, Máiréad (G.P.) 769 ------+ 67 + 571 + 400 + 825 + 3,464 RABBITTE, ANNE (F.F.) 6,928 6,995 7,566 7,966 8,791 12,255 - + 283 + 193 Roche, Annemarie (S.F.) 2,683 2,966 3,159 - - - - + 87 + 112 + 656 + 538 + 602 + 668 Non-transferable papers not effective - 87 199 855 1,393 1,995 2,663

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Melia, Aengus (D.D.I.) 489 ------

Newly Elected Taoiseach Enda Kenny receives his seal of office from President Michael D. Higgins at Aras an Uachtarain. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 93 Galway West

Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 103,704 Spoiled votes 488 Valid poll 64,271 Turnout 62.45% Quota 10,712 Candidates 20

Party share of the vote Eamon O’Cuív (FF) Noel Grealish (Ind) Ist preferences Nos % Home Address Home Address Independents/ Corr Na Móna, Co. Na Gaillimhe Carnmore, Oranmore, Co. Galway Others 17,176 26.72 Contact Details Contact details Fianna Fáil 15,629 24.32 Constituency Office: Teach Kirwan, Sráid Constituency Office: Unit 14, Briarhill Fine Gael 15,437 24.02 Thobar an Iarla, Gaillimh Business Park, Briarhill, Galway Office: (091) 562 846 Sinn Féin 5,755 8.95 Office: (091) 764807 Dáil: (01) 618 4231 Dáil: (01) 618 4270 Social Democrat 3,455 5.38 Email: [email protected] M: (086) 850 9466. Labour 3,220 5.01 Website: www.eamonocuiv.ie E: [email protected] Green Party 1,588 2.47 Birth Place/Date W: www.noelgrealishtd.com. AAA-PBP 1,017 1.58 Dublin, 23 June 1950 Birth Place/Date Renua Ireland 994 1.55 Marital Status Galway, 16 December 1965 Married, three sons, one daughter Marital Status Quota Seats Education Single Independent/ Oatlands College, Mount Merrion, Dublin Education Others 1.6 2 UCD (BSc) Carnmore NS; St. Mary’s College, Fianna Fáil 1.5 1 Occupation Galway Fine Gael 1.4 2 Full-time public representative. Former Occupation Sinn Féin 0.5 - Manager of a Gaeltacht Co-Operative Public representative Social Democrat 0.3 - Eamon O’Cúiv is Fianna Fáil Spokesman Noel Grealish is an Independent Labour 0.3 - on Regional Development, Rural Affairs & deputy and member of the Dáil’s Rural Green Party 0.1 - the Gaeltacht. Member of the Committee Independent Group. Member of the AAA-PBP 0.1 - on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Gaeltacht Affairs. Renua Ireland 0.1 - Trade, and Defence. First elected in 1992, he was Minister First elected to the Dáil in 2002 for the for Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs Progressive Democrats, succeeding 2002 – 2010 and Minister for Social the party’s founder member, Bobby Protection March 2010 – March 2011. Molloy. He was one of the two PD After the resignation of Tony Killeen in deputies to survive the 2007 election. January 2011, Ó Cuív was also appointed Assumed the leadership of the as Minister for Defence, and he was also Progressive Democrats on 24 March appointed Minister for the Environment, 2009, following the decision of then- Heritage and Local Government after John leader Ciarán Cannon to stand Gormley’s resignation days later. aside and join Fine Gael. Served as Minister of State at the Dept, of Agriculture, interim and final leader of the party Food & Rural Development 2001 – 02; at until it disbanded on 20 November the Dept. of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and 2009, at which point he became the Islands 1997 – 2001. an independent. Continued as an On 29 February 2012 he resigned Independent deputy. as Fianna Fáil’s deputy leader and Member, Galway County Council 1999- Communications spokesperson. He 2003. resigned from these positions due to In May 2016, he confirmed he had lost dissatisfaction with his party’s position on half a million euro with the collapse of the Fiscal Compact Referendum. Nephew his Galway Glass business. of Major Vivian de Valera TD for Dublin North City and Central City constituencies 1945 – 81. Grandson of Eamon de Valera, President of Ireland and Taoiseach.

94 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Galway West

Sean Kyne (FG) Catherine Connolly (Ind) Hildegarde Naughton Home Address Home Address (FG) Clydagh, Moycullen, Co. Galway. 9 Grattan Terrace, Claddagh, Galway Home Address Contact Details Contact Details 85 Castlelawn Heights, Headford Constituency Office: Spiddal Road, Constituency Office: 4 Commerce Road, Co. Galway Moycullen, Co. Galway. House, Merchants Road, Galway Office: (091) 868 111/ 566 966 Office: (091) 567 87 Contact Details Constituency Office: 2 Bóthar Dept. Office: (01) 700 2055 Dáil: (01) 618 4410 Bhrendáin Uí Eithir, Forster Court, M: (087) 613 7372 M: (087) 960 0364 Galway E:[email protected] E: [email protected] Office: (091) 569 677 W: www.seankyne.ie W: www.catherineconnolly.com Dáil: (01) 618 3198 Birth Place/Date Birth Place M: (086) 401 9325 Galway, May 1975 Galway E: [email protected] Marital Status Marital Status W: www.hildegarde.ie Single Married, two children. t: @HildegardeNaughton Education Education Birth Place/Date St Mary’s College, Galway. UCG Kings Inns Galway, 1 May 1977. UCD (Masters in Agricultural Science) Occupation Marital Status Occupation Public Representative. Single Minister of State and public Education representative Catherine Connolly was elected as Scoil Mhuire, Oranmore; NUI, Galway one of the Independents 4 Change (BA Economics & French, MA French); Sean Kyne was appointed Minister of group at the February 2016 General Mary Immaculate College (Post Grad. State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Election. Member of the Public Dip Primary Teaching) Resources in May 2016. Accounts Committee and is Chair of Occupation First elected to the Dáil in the the Committee on the Irish Language, Public Representative. Former Primary 2011 General Election when he won the Gaeltacht and the Islands. School teacher the last Galway West seat by 17 votes As a member of the Labour Party, she after two recounts. was Mayor of Galway from 2004 to Hildegarde Naughton is a new Dáil Elected to Galway County Council 2005. Elected to Galway City Council deputy. Chair of Joint Committee on in 2004 and re-elected in 2009. in the West local electoral area in Communications, Climate Action and Contested the 2007 general election June 1999 and then re-elected in the Environment. Appointed to Seanad and Seanad election unsuccessfully. South local electoral area in 2004. in 2013, member of the Committee She resigned from the Labour Party in on the Future of Healthcare and the 2006 when she was denied her wish to Select Committee on Arrangements for run alongside now-President Michael Budgetary Scrutiny. D. Higgins. She voted for Richard Boyd Elected to Galway City Council in 2009 Barrett for Taoiseach when the 32nd and Mayor of the city in 2011/2012. Dáil first met. She is a classically trained soprano A former barrister, she also previously and in 2008 won the Association of worked as a Clinical Psychologist Irish Musical Societies’ Best Actress with the Western Health Board award for her role as Eliza Doolittle in in Ballinasloe, Galway City and the Galway Patrician Musical Society’s Connemara. production of ‘My Fair Lady’. Only daughter of P.J. Naughton who was a member of the Fine Gael National Executive.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 95 Galway West

Eleventh Thirteenth Fourteenth First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count Eighth Count Ninth Count Tenth Count Count Twelfth Count Count Count Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 5 Feeney, P's, Transfer of Healy Eames, O Mahony, Daveron, N's Holohan, T's Sheridan, S's Cubbard, M's Hoade, M's Nolan, D's Cuív, É's Ó Tuathail, N's Connolly, J's Number of Votes O'Neill, R's and Charity, J's Votes F's J's Quota 10,712 Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Surplus and Votes and Votes Roddy, T's and Result Votes and Votes and and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result Result Result and Result Votes and Result Result Result + 17 + 39 + 40 Charity, James (Non-P.) 1,171 1,188 1,227 1,267 ------+ 33 + 27 + 202 + 91 + 54 + 99 + 400 + 60 + 112 + 13 + 622 + 443 + 166 Clochartaigh, Trevor Ó (S.F.) 5,755 5,788 5,815 6,017 6,108 6,162 6,261 6,661 6,721 6,833 6,846 7,468 7,911 8,077 CONNOLLY, CATHERINE + 32 + 73 + 196 + 147 + 125 + 368 + 512 + 131 + 662 + 15 + 1,739 + 965 + 397 MARTINA ANN (NON-P.) 4,877 4,909 4,982 5,178 5,325 5,450 5,818 6,330 6,461 7,123 7,138 8,877 9,842 10,239 + 16 + 50 + 22 + 46 + 141 + 43 + 148 + 522 + 186 + 245 + 310 - 5,614 Connolly, John (F.F.) 3,885 3,901 3,951 3,973 4,019 4,160 4,203 4,351 4,873 5,059 5,304 5,614 - - + 24 + 20 + 143 + 81 + 46 + 97 Cubbard, Mike (Non-P.) 2,122 2,146 2,166 2,309 2,390 2,436 2,533 ------+ 35 + 105 + 22 + 62 + 259 + 57 + 96 + 928 * CUÍV, ÉAMON Ó (F.F.) 9,539 9,574 9,679 9,701 9,763 10,022 10,079 10,175 11,103 - - - - - + 31 Daveron, Nicola (R.I.) 994 1,025 ------

Feeney, Patrick (Non-P.) 22 ------+ 21 + 100 + 51 + 163 + 423 + 75 + 441 + 369 + 306 + 50 + 525 + 1,362 * GREALISH, NOEL (NON-P.) 7,187 7,208 7,308 7,359 7,522 7,945 8,020 8,461 8,830 9,136 9,186 9,711 11,073 - + 51 + 149 + 26 + 37 Healy Eames, Dr. Fidelma (Non-P.) 1,394 1,445 1,594 1,620 1,657 ------+ 8 + 35 + 6 + 295 + 87 + 8 + 29 Hoade, Mary (F.F.) 2,205 2,213 2,248 2,254 2,549 2,636 2,644 2,673 ------+ 30 + 24 Holohan, Tommy (AAA-PBP) 1,017 1,047 1,071 ------+ 12 + 84 + 13 + 47 + 63 + 89 + 62 + 81 + 614 + 8 + 447 + 515 + 2,419 * KYNE, SEÁN (F.G.) 6,136 6,148 6,232 6,245 6,292 6,355 6,444 6,506 6,587 7,201 7,209 7,656 8,171 10,590 + 15 + 94 + 15 + 68 + 205 + 133 + 78 + 123 + 785 + 11 + 532 + 398 + 2,105 NAUGHTON, HILDEGARDE (F.G.) 4,567 4,582 4,676 4,691 4,759 4,964 5,097 5,175 5,298 6,083 6,094 6,626 7,024 9,129 + 13 + 28 + 39 + 32 + 48 + 244 + 113 + 50 * Nolan, Derek (Lab.) 3,220 3,233 3,261 3,300 3,332 3,380 3,624 3,737 3,787 - - - - - + 10 + 44 + 7 + 64 + 56 + 50 + 31 + 226 + 329 + 40 + 261 + 270 * O Mahony, John (F.G.) 4,734 4,744 4,788 4,795 4,859 4,915 4,965 4,996 5,222 5,551 5,591 5,852 6,122 -

O'Neill, Ruairí (D.D.I.) 152 ------+ 33 + 78 + 168 + 69 + 47 + 494 + 330 + 51 + 544 + 9 Ó Tuathail, Niall (S.D.) 3,455 3,488 3,566 3,734 3,803 3,850 4,344 4,674 4,725 5,269 5,278 - - -

Roddy, Tommy (Non-P.) 251 ------+ 29 + 50 + 88 + 24 + 34 Sheridan, Séamus (G.P.) 1,588 1,617 1,667 1,755 1,779 1,813 ------+ 15 + 25 + 33 + 41 + 69 + 56 + 293 + 132 + 249 + 842 + 1,661 + 1,035 Non-transferable papers not effective - 15 40 73 114 183 239 532 664 913 - 913 1,755 3,416 4,451

*Denotes outgoing TD

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O'Neill, Ruairí (D.D.I.) 152 ------+ 33 + 78 + 168 + 69 + 47 + 494 + 330 + 51 + 544 + 9 Ó Tuathail, Niall (S.D.) 3,455 3,488 3,566 3,734 3,803 3,850 4,344 4,674 4,725 5,269 5,278 - - -

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 97 Kerry

Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 112,751 Spoiled votes 476 Valid poll 79,273 Turnout 70.73% Quota 13,213 Candidates 16

Party share of the vote Danny Healy-Rae (Ind) Ist preferences Nos % Michael Healy-Rae (Ind) Independents/ Home Address Home Address Others 32,851 41.44 Sandymount, Kilgarvan, Co Kerry Kilgarvan Village, Co. Kerry. Fine Gael 16,939 21.37 Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: Main Street, Fianna Fáil 12,504 15.77 Constituency office: (064) 668 5782 Dáil: (01) 618 3363 Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry. Sinn Féin 9,458 11.93 M: (087) 246 1678 Office: (064) 668 5315 Labour 4,813 6.07 E: [email protected] Dáil: (01) 618 4070 Green Party 1,011 1.28 Birth Place/Date M: (087) 997 5419 AAA-PBP 981 1.24 Co Kerry, 11 January 1967 E: [email protected] Renua Ireland 716 0.90 Marital Status Birth Place/Date Married, five children. Kerry, 1954 Quota Seats Marital Status Independent/ Education Kilgarvan National School; Kenmare Married, six children Others 2.5 2 Vocational School; Pallaskenry Education Fine Gael 1.3 1 Agricultural College Kilgarvan NS Fianna Fáil 0.9 1 Occupation Occupation Sinn Féin 0.7 1 Public representative Public Representative. Publican and Labour 0.4 - director of plant hire company Michael Healy-Rae is an Independent Green Party 0.08 - Deputy and member of the Dáil’s Rural Danny Healy-Rae is a new Dáil AAA-PBP 0.07 - Independent Group. Chair of the Joint deputy and member of the Dáil’s Rural Renua Ireland 0.05 - Committee on the European Union. Independent Group. First elected in 2011 General Election Elected to Kerry County Council for the South Kerry constituency. in 2004 and remained there until Succeeded his father Jackie Healy- elected to the Dáil in February 2016. Rea, TD for Kerry South 1997-2010, for He entered the two-week election whom he worked as a parliamentary campaign just minutes before the assistant and ran his successful deadline on 11 February 2016. The exit election campaigns. of Tom Fleming TD and the failure of Elected to Kerry County Council any political party to run a candidate in 1999 for Killorglin area and re-elected the Killarney area was a key factor in in 2004 and 2009 when he headed his decision to run. poll in his ward. Mayor of Kerry 2002- Caused a stir when he told the Dáil that 2003 and 2007-2008. Chairman of “God above is in charge of the weather the Strategic Policy Committee on and that we here cannot do anything the Environment for 5 years. Brother about it.” Danny also elected to Kerry County His son Johnny is a member of Kerry Council after taking over their father’s County Council representing South seat there in 2003 and to the Dáil at the and West Kerry. His daughter, Maura, 2016 General Election. replaced him on Kerry County Council. On the evening of 20 March 2016, “It used to be three Healy-Raes for the Michael Healy-Rae experienced being price one, now it is four,” Danny Healy- unintentionally “tossed around by a Rae told the meeting, in reference cow” who had calved in a shed at his to Ms Healy-Rae and her councillor farm near Kilgarvan. He was taken to brother as well as himself and TD hospital with his injuries. brother Michael.

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Brendan Griffin (FG) Martin Ferris (SF) John Brassil (FF) Home Address Home Address Home Address Cahirfilane, Keel, Castlemaine, Co. 18 Casement View, Ardfert, Co. Kerry Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry Kerry Contact Details Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: 2 Moyderwell, Constituency Office: Main Street, Offices in Dingle and Castlemaine Tralee, Co. Kerry and Market St., Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry Office: (066) 97 95666 Listowel, Co. Kerry. Office: (066) 712 9565 Dáil: (01) 618 4480 Office: (066) 712 9545. Dáil: (01) 618 3348 M: (087) 652 8841 Dáil: (01) 618 4248 M: (087) 236 2330 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Birth Place/Date Website: www.brendangriffin.ie Birth Place/Date Tralee, 10 February 1952 Birth Place/Date Tralee, 16 May 1963. Cork, March 1982 Marital Status Marital Status Marital Status Married, three sons, three daughters Married, three children. Married Education Education Education Barrow NA, Ardfert; Tralee CBS (The UCC (BE C.Eng), Trinity College (BSc Castledrum NA; Intermediate School, Green) Pharm.(H)) Killorglin; NUI Galway (BA) Occupation Occupation Occupation Full-time public representative. Public Representative. Pharmacist Public representative. Former publican Formerly fisherman. John Brassil is a new Dáil deputy. Brendan Griffin is Chair of the Joint Martin Ferris is Sinn Féin Junior Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesperson Committee on Transport, Tourism Spokesman on Agriculture, Food & on Primary Care and Community and Sport and a member of the Joint the Marine (with special responsibility Health Services. Member of the Joint Committee on Social Protection. for Fisheries & the Marine). Member Committee on the Future of Healthcare. of the Oireachtas Committee on First elected to the Dáil in 2011 for Elected to Kerry County Council in Agriculture, Food and the Marine. the Kerry South constituency when he 1999. Member of Kerry Education topped the poll at the first attempt. First elected to the Dáil in 2002 and Services since 1999. Member of re-elected in 2007 and 2011. Member Member of Kerry County Council for Southern Regional Area Task Force of Sinn Féin’s negotiating team for the Dingle Electoral area 2009 – 2011. since 2002. Chairman of Listowel Area the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Contested the 2004 local election in Committee 2003 and 2007. Member of Sinn Féin’s delegation to the same area, after which he worked He is son of the late Noel Brassil, a the Leeds Castle talks in 2004 and St as Parliamentary Assistant to Jimmy Fianna Fail member of Kerry County Andrew’s talks in 2006. Deenihan TD until 2007. Council. Arrested on board the ‘Marita Ann’ in 1984 attempting to import arms for the IRA. Imprisoned in Portlaoise Prison 1984 – 94 for the possession of firearms and explosive substances. Imprisoned also in the 1970s and spent 47 days on hunger strike in 1977. Member of Kerry County Council 1999 – 2003. A passionate GAA man, Martin Ferris won an U-21 All-Ireland Medal with Kerry in 1973.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 99 Kerry

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Seats 5 Finucane, B's Healy-Rae, M's Healy-Rae, D's Gaynor, H's and Fitzgibbon, M's O'Donnell, G's Corcoran, D's Fitzgerald, M's Moriarty, N's Spring, A's Number of Votes and O'Gorman, Quota 13,213 Surplus and Result Surplus and Result Murphy, K's Votes Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result M's Votes

+ 486 + 77 + 45 + 193 + 48 + 132 + 105 + 253 + 2,460 + 837 BRASSIL, JOHN (F.F.) 8,156 8,642 8,719 8,764 8,957 9,005 9,137 9,242 9,495 11,955 12,792 + 53 + 11 + 21 + 85 + 14 Corcoran, Donal (R.I.) 716 769 780 801 886 900 - - - - - + 338 + 45 + 29 + 43 + 224 + 89 + 69 + 304 + 219 + 1,930 * Deenihan, Jimmy (F.G.) 6,489 6,827 6,872 6,901 6,944 7,168 7,257 7,326 7,630 7,849 9,779 + 640 + 116 + 107 + 43 + 54 + 72 + 93 + 1,139 + 462 + 780 * FERRIS, MARTIN (S.F.) 9,458 10,098 10,214 10,321 10,364 10,418 10,490 10,583 11,722 12,184 12,964 + 65 + 12 + 71 + 32 + 8 + 92 + 168 Finucane, Brian (AAA-PBP) 981 1,046 1,058 1,129 1,161 1,169 1,261 1,429 - - - + 39 + 9 + 26 + 38 + 12 + 87 Fitzgerald, Michael (G.P.) 1,011 1,050 1,059 1,085 1,123 1,135 1,222 - - - - + 55 + 17 + 45 Fitzgibbon, Mary Elizabeth (Non-P.) 635 690 707 752 ------+ 8 + 3 Gaynor, Henry (Non-P.) 147 155 158 ------+ 707 + 139 + 88 + 53 + 211 + 127 + 224 + 173 + 1,149 + 1,505 * GRIFFIN, BRENDAN (F.G.) 9,674 10,381 10,520 10,608 10,661 10,872 10,999 11,223 11,396 12,545 14,050 + 3,835 HEALY-RAE, DANNY (NON-P.) 9,991 13,826 ------

* HEALY-RAE, MICHAEL (NON-P.) 20,378 ------+ 545 + 119 + 20 + 49 + 33 + 58 + 80 + 140 Moriarty, Norma (F.F.) 4,348 4,893 5,012 5,032 5,081 5,114 5,172 5,252 5,392 - - + 27 + 14 Murphy, Kevin (Non-P.) 464 491 505 ------+ 41 + 10 + 9 + 18 O'Donnell, Grace (F.G.) 776 817 827 836 854 ------+ 128 + 16 + 107 + 42 + 7 + 53 + 85 O'Gorman, Michael Pixie 1,236 1,364 1,380 1,487 1,529 1,536 1,589 1,674 - - - + 198 + 25 + 31 + 26 + 188 + 75 + 245 + 276 + 262 * Spring, Arthur J. (Lab.) 4,813 5,011 5,036 5,067 5,093 5,281 5,356 5,601 5,877 6,139 - - - + 64 + 130 + 55 + 115 + 153 + 818 + 840 + 1,087 Non-transferable papers not effective - - - 64 194 249 364 517 1,335 2,175 3,262

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 101 Kildare North

Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 77,609 Spoiled votes 291 Valid poll 48,935 Turnout 63.43% Quota 9,788 Candidates 14

Party share of the vote James Lawless (FF) Ist preferences Nos % Catherine Murphy (Ind) Fianna Fáil 13,802 28.20 Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 11,553 23.61 46 Leixlip Park, Leixlip, Co. Kildare Sallins, Co. Kildare Social Democrat 11,108 22.70 Contact Details Contact Details Labour 4,087 8.35 Constituency Office: Unit 4, The Post Constituency Office: Wolfe Tone Street, House, Leixlip Shopping Mall, Main Naas, Co Kildare Sinn Féin 3,205 6.55 Street, Leixlip, Co. Kildare Office: (045) 898 476 Independent/ Office: (01) 615 6625 Dáil: (01) 618 3587 Others 1,920 3.92 Dáil: (01) 618 3099 M: (086) 834 8869 Green Party 1,485 3.03 M: (087) 269 6450 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Renua Ireland 994 2.03 Birth Place/Date W: www.catherinemurphy.ie Wexford, 19 August 1976 AAA-PBP 781 1.60 t: @CathMurphyTD Marital Status Quota Seats Birth Place/Date Married, two children Dublin, 1 September 1953 Fianna Fáil 1.4 2 Education Fine Gael 1.2 1 Marital Status Christian Brothers; Trinity College (BA, Married, one son, one daughter Social Democrat 1.1 1 MSc - Maths & Science) Labour 0.4 - Education King’s Inns (BL) Dominican Convent Ballyfermot; Sinn Féin 0.3 - Occupation College of Commerce Rathmines; Public Representative. Barrister Independent/ IPA/NCC (Higher Diploma in Computer Others 0.2 - Studies) James Lawless is a new Dáil deputy. Green Party 0.2 - Occupation Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesperson on Science, Technology, Research and Renua Ireland 0.1 - Public representative Development. Member of the Joint AAA-PBP 0.08 - Catherine Murphy is co-founder (July Committee on Climate Change and 2015) and joint leader of the Social Energy Security. Democrats. Member of the Committee Elected to Kildare County Council of Public Accounts; the Business for the Naas Area in 2014 and served Committee; the Joint Committee as Mayor of Naas. on Social Protection and the Joint Awarded scholarships in both Trinity Committee on Transport, Tourism and College and the Kings Inns with a Sport. number of first place prizes at the Currently the Whip of the Dáil Technical King’s Inns including Constitutional, Group. Criminal and Family Law. First elected to the Dáil at a by-election A GAA supporter and GAA and is also in March 2005 to replace Fianna Fáil TD a regular participant in 5k and 10k runs Charlie McCreevy but lost the seat in around Kildare. the 2007 general election. First elected to Leixlip Town Commissioners in 1988 and in 1991 to Kildare County Council for the Workers’ Party. Joined Democratic Left when it split from the Workers Party and ran unsuccessfully in the 1992 and 1997 general elections. Re-elected to Kildare County Council in 1999 for the Labour Party after merger with DL. Re- elected as an Independent in 2011.

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Bernard Durkan (FG) Frank O’Rourke (FF) Home Address Home Address Timard, Maynooth, Co. Kildare 76 Ballygoran View, Celbridge, Co Contact Details Kildare Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Contact Details Dáil: (01) 618 3732 Constituency office: Main M: (086) 255 3370 St., Celbridge, Co Kildare E: [email protected] Office: (01) 630 3736 Birth Place/Date Dáil: (01) 618 3109 Swinford, Co. Mayo, 26 March 1945 M: (087) 255 5257 E: [email protected] Marital Status W: www.votefrankorourke.com Married, two sons Birth Place/Date Education Leitrim, 11 June 1969 St John’s NS, Carramore, Co. Mayo Marital Status Occupation Married, one daughter Public representative. Former agricultural contractor Education Sligo IT. Bernard Durkan is a member of the Occupation Joint Committee on European Union Public Representative Affairs and the Joint Committee on Health. Member of the Committee on Frank O’Rourke is a new Dáil deputy. Housing and Homelessness (14 April – Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesperson on 17 June 2016). Narrowly defeated in Financial Services, eGovernment and the vote for Leas Ceann Comhairle Procurement. Member of the Joint of the current Dáil by Pat ‘The Cope’ Committee on EU Affairs. Gallagher by 69 votes to 68. Co-opted onto Kildare County Council First elected to the Dáil in 1981, lost his in January 2011 to replace Paul Kelly seat in February 1982 and regained who was appointed a District Justice. it in November 1982. Elected at all He retained his seat in the 2014 Local successive general elections. Elections. Minister of State at the Dept. of Social Frank O’Rourke is a keen follower of Welfare with Special Responsibility for Hurling and Gaelic football. Information and Customer Services and the Integration of the Tax and Social Welfare Codes,1994 – 97. Held a number of Fine Gael Spokesperson positions including Overseas Development, Health, the Insurance Industry, Trade & Marketing and the Food Industry. Assistant Government Whip 1986 – 87. Served on various Dáil Committees including Public Accounts and Foreign Affairs. Senator on the Agricultural Panel from May 1982 to November 1982. Member of Kildare County Council 1976 – 94 (Chairperson 1986 – 87). Served on the Eastern Regional Development organisation.

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Transfer of Seats 4 Transfer of Beirne, M's, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Quota 9,788 Number of Votes Murphy, C's Dunne, G's and Merriman, A's Fitzgerald, S's Young, B's Ní Fhallúin, M's Cronin, R's Stagg, E's Surplus and Result O'Sullivan, E's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 17 Beirne, Michael (Non-P.) 372 389 ------+ 118 + 67 + 231 + 87 + 438 + 351 Cronin, Réada (S.F.) 3,205 3,323 3,390 3,621 3,708 4,146 4,497 - - + 12 Dunne, Ger (Non-P.) 249 261 ------+ 121 + 34 + 20 + 150 + 62 + 206 + 234 + 1,916 * DURKAN, BERNARD (F.G.) 6,147 6,268 6,302 6,322 6,472 6,534 6,740 6,974 8,890 + 92 + 68 + 82 Fitzgerald, Shane (R.I.) 994 1,086 1,154 1,236 - - - - - + 131 + 104 + 41 + 182 + 84 + 253 + 594 + 594 LAWLESS, JAMES (F.F.) 7,461 7,592 7,696 7,737 7,919 8,003 8,256 8,850 9,444 + 84 + 54 + 28 + 142 + 53 + 279 + 167 + 1,189 * Lawlor, Anthony (F.G.) 5,406 5,490 5,544 5,572 5,714 5,767 6,046 6,213 7,402 + 92 + 70 Merriman, Ashling (AAA-PBP) 781 873 943 ------

* MURPHY, CATHERINE (S.D.) 11,108 ------+ 164 + 66 + 89 + 216 + 399 Ní Fhallúin, Maebh (G.P.) 1,485 1,649 1,715 1,804 2,020 2,419 - - - + 145 + 42 + 34 + 149 + 168 + 259 + 546 + 795 O'ROURKE, FRANK (F.F.) 6,341 6,486 6,528 6,562 6,711 6,879 7,138 7,684 8,479 + 20 - 119 O'Sullivan, Elizabeth (Non-P.) 99 119 ------+ 201 + 61 + 59 + 80 + 144 + 549 + 594 * Stagg, Emmet (Lab.) 4,087 4,288 4,349 4,408 4,488 4,632 5,181 5,775 - + 123 + 144 + 270 + 121 Young, Brendan (Non-P.) 1,200 1,323 1,467 1,737 1,858 - - - - - + 59 + 89 + 109 + 510 + 522 + 2,362 + 1,281 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 59 148 257 767 1,289 3,651 4,932

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 105 Kildare South

Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 59,162 Spoiled votes 366 Valid poll 36,786 Turnout 62.83% Quota 9,197 Candidates 9

Party share of the vote Fiona O’Loughlin (FF) Ist preferences Nos % Martin Heydon (FG) Fianna Fáil 13,375 36.36 Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 11,101 30.18 Blackrath, Colbinstown, Co. Kildare Cappanargid, 63 Great Southern, Newbridge, Co. Kildare Labour 4,277 11.63 Contact Details Sinn Féin 4,267 11.60 Constituency Office: Moorefield Road, Contact Details Newbridge, Co. Kildare, W12 Y367 Constituency Office: No 1, Canning Independent/ Office: (045) 487 624 Place, Newbridge. Also Market Square, Others 2,143 5.83 Dáil: (01) 618 3017 Kilcullen and 5 Leinster Street, Athy Green Party 836 2.27 M: (087) 626 2546 Office: (045) 436792 Renua Ireland 787 2.14 E: [email protected] Dáil: (01) 618310 W: www.martinheydon.com M: (087) 234 5160 Quota Seats t: @martinheydonfg E: [email protected] Fianna Fáil 1.5 2 Birth Place/Date W: www.fionaoloughlin.ie t: @Fiona_Kildare Fine Gael 1.2 1 Dublin, 9 August 1978 Labour 0.5 - Marital Status Birth Place/Date Married, two sons Rathangan, Co. Kildare, 8 September Sinn Féin 0.5 - 1965 Education Independent/ Marital Status Others 0.2 - Crookstown NS; Cross & Passion College, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare; Single Green Party 0.09 - Kildalton Agricultural College, Piltown, Education Renua Ireland 0.09 - Co. Kilkenny Dublin Institute of Technology Occupation Occupation Public Representative. Farmer Public representative. Former primary school teacher Martin Heydon is Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party. Member Fiona O’Loughlin is a new Dáil deputy. of Joint Committee on Petitions. Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesperson on Served as Chair of Fine Gael’s Internal Equality, Immigration & Integration. Committee on Agriculture & Rural Chair of the Joint Committee on Affairs between 2011 and 2016. Education and Skills and member of First elected in the 2011 general Standing Order 112 Select Committee election. Member of Kildare County of Dáil Eireann. Council for Athy electoral area from Elected to Newbridge Town 2009 to 2011 and Fine Gael Whip on Commission in 1994. Elected to Kildare the Council. Co. Council 1999 – 2014. Mayor of Involved in community activities and Kildare 2014 -15. sports and an officer of his local Played a key leadership role in football club, St Laurence’s, for many heading the Host Town Programme years. for the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games liaising with 180 host towns across Ireland including 10 in Co Kildare. Her grandfather, Joe O`Loughlin, was in the first Kildare Co. Council in 1898.

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Seán O’Fearghail (FF) Home Address Fennor House, Kildare. Contact Details Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Office: (01) 618 3343. Mobile: (087) 236 7155. [email protected] Birth Place/Date Dublin, 17 April 1960. Marital Status Married, three daughters, one son. Education De La Salle NS, Kildare; St Joseph’s Academy, Kildare. Occupation Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Eireann. Farmer.

Sean O’Fearghail is the 19th Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Eireann having been elected on 10 March 2016 when he defeated Fine Gael’s Andrew Doyle on the fifth count. Independent Maureen O’Sullivan, Sinn Féin’s Caoimhghin Ó Caoláin, and Fine Gael’s Bernard Durkan were all eliminated in the earlier counts. His election was the first to be conducted by secret ballot of the members of the Dáil. Chief Whip and Fianna Fáil Spokesman on Foreign Affairs 2011 – 2016. Chairman of the Oireachtas Health Committee from 2009 to 2011. First elected to the Dáil in 2002 having contested four previous general elections. Former member of a number of Oireachtas Committees including Justice, Equality, Defence & Women’s Rights and Committee on Procedures and Privileges. Senator on the Agricultural Panel 1997 – 2002. Member Kildare County Council 1985 – 2003. A fluent Irish speaker and director of a number of voluntary housing associations in County Kildare.

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Transfer of Seats 3 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Kennedy, M's and Number of Votes Crowe, D's McLoughlin Healy, Heydon, M's Ryan, P's Quota 9,197 McEneaney, S's Votes and Result F's Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 466 Crowe, Declan (Non-P.) 2,143 2,609 - - - - + 197 + 249 + 2,024 * HEYDON, MARTIN (F.G.) 7,851 8,048 8,297 10,321 - -

Kennedy, Mary (R.I.) 787 - - - - -

McEneaney, Suzanne (G.P.) 836 - - - - - + 166 + 138 McLoughlin Healy, Fiona (F.G.) 3,250 3,416 3,554 - - - + 114 + 308 + 275 + 177 + 877 * Ó FEARGHAÍL, SEÁN (F.F.) 6,469 6,583 6,891 7,166 7,343 8,220 + 167 + 300 + 532 + 244 + 825 O'LOUGHLIN, FIONA (F.F.) 6,906 7,073 7,373 7,905 8,149 8,974 + 192 + 835 + 140 + 51 Ryan, Patricia (S.F.) 4,267 4,459 5,294 5,434 5,485 - + 227 + 260 + 390 + 652 + 1,058 Wall, Mark (Lab.) 4,277 4,504 4,764 5,154 5,806 6,864 + 94 + 519 + 193 + 2,725 Non-transferable papers not effective - 94 613 806 - 3,531

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Kennedy, Mary (R.I.) 787 - - - - -

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 109 Laois

Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 63,295 Spoiled votes 352 Valid poll 38,868 Turnout 61.96% Quota 9,718 Candidates 6

Party share of the vote Brian Stanley (SF) Ist preferences Nos % Seán Fleming (FF) Fianna Fáil 13,626 35.06 Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 12,603 32.43 Silveracre, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co. 40 Clonrooske Abbey, Portlaoise Laois. Sinn Fein 8,242 21.21 Contact Details Labour 2,856 7.35 Contact Details Constituency Office: 5 Church Street, Dáil: (01) 618 3472 Portlaoise Green Party 1,541 3.96 M: (087) 294 3294 Office: (057) 866 2851 Quota Seats E: [email protected] Dáil: (01) 618 3967 E: [email protected] Fianna Fáil 1.4 1 Birth Place/Date W: www.brianstanley.ie Fine Gael 1.3 1 The Swan, Co. Laois, 1 February, 1958 Birth Place/Date Sinn Féin 0.8 1 Marital Status Married, one son. Laois. January, 1961 Labour 0.3 - Marital Status Green Party 0.2 - Education Salesian College, Ballinakill. UCD Married, one son, one daughter. (B.Comm). Education Occupation Mountrath Vocational School, Waterford Public Representative. Chartered Institute of Technology. Accountant Occupation Public Representative Seán Fleming is Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and a member of Brian Stanley is Sinn Féin Standing Order 112 Select Committee Spokesperson on Spokesperson on of Dáil Éireann. Fianna Fáil Spokesman Communications, Climate Change & on Public Expenditure & Reform. Natural Resources. Member of the First elected to the Dáil in 1997 for the Joint Committee on Communications, Laois-Offaly constituency. Member Climate Action and Environment. Laois County Council 1999 – 2003. First elected to the Dáil Laois-Offaly Formerly Financial Director of Fianna constituency in the 2011 general Fáil. Chairperson of Castletown Tidy election. Unsuccessful candidate in the Towns Committee when they won the 2002 and 2007 general elections. overall National Tidy Towns Award in Elected to Portlaoise Town Council 2002. in 1999 and to Laois County Council in 2004 and 2009. Served as Vice Chairperson of the County Council and for five years was Chairperson of the Council’s Strategic Policy Committee for Housing, Social and Cultural Affairs. His wife, Caroline Dwane Stanley, is a member of Laois County Council.

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Charlie Flanagan (FG) Home Address Glenlahan, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Contact Details Constituency Office: Lismard Court, Portlaoise Office: (057) 862 0232 M: (087) 257 8450 E: [email protected] t: @CharlieFlanagan Birth Place/Date Laois, 1 November 1956 Marital Status Married, two daughters Education Coláiste Na Rinne, Waterford; Knockbeg College, Carlow; UCD (BA History & Politics); Incorporated Law Society Occupation Government Minister and public representative. Solicitor.

Charles Flanagan is Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. He was re-appointed on 6 May 2016 having served in the role since July 2014. He previously served as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (7 May 2014 – 11 July 2014). Former Chairperson of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party (2011 – 2014) and was the Fine Gael leader on the Constitutional Convention. He served as Fine Gael Chief Whip 2000-2002 and was the Party’s spokesperson in a diverse range of portfolios during his career as a TD including Health and Enterprise, Trade and Employment. He was Fine Gael Spokesperson on Northern Ireland from 1997-2000 and Vice Chair of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assoc. from 1997 to 2000. First elected to the Dáil in 1987 for the Laois- Offaly constituency but lost his seat in 2002. Re-elected in 2007. Member of Laois County Council 1985 to 2004. Son of Oliver J. Flanagan, TD for Laois-Offaly 1943 – 87 and Minister for Defence 1976 – 77.

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Seats 3 Transfer of Transfer of Quota 9,718 Number of Votes Fleming, S's Moore, S's Surplus and Result Votes and Result + 502 + 405 Connell, Thomasina (F.G.) 4,233 4,735 5,140 + 928 + 227 * FLANAGAN, CHARLIE (F.G.) 8,370 9,298 9,525

* FLEMING, SEÁN (F.F.) 13,626 - - + 620 Moore, Sinead (G.P.) 1,541 2,161 - + 1,320 + 530 * STANLEY, BRIAN (S.F.) 8,242 9,562 10,092 + 538 + 502 Whelan, John (Lab.) 2,856 3,394 3,896 - + 497 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 497

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Brendan Howlin, Leader of the Labour Party reading a text meessage after his election as Leader of the Labour party. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 113 Limerick City

Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 75,568 Spoiled votes 357 Valid poll 46,761 Turnout 62.35% Quota 9,353 Candidates 11

Party share of the vote Maurice Quinlivan (SF) Ist preferences Nos % Willie O’Dea (FF) Fine Gael 13,341 28.53 Home Address Home Address Fianna Fáil 12,999 27.80 Milltown, Kilteel, Co. Limerick 7 Stenson Close, Limerick Sinn Fein 5,894 12.60 Contact Details Contact Details Labour 5,227 11.18 2 Glenview Gardens, Farranshore, Constituency Office: 37 Mary Street, Limerick Limerick AAA-PBP 4,584 9.8 Office: (061) 454 488 Office: (061) 319 681 Social Democrat 2,747 5.87 Dáil: (01) 618 4259 Dáil: (01) 618 3620 Independents/ M: (087) 919 3666 M: (087) 825 8125 Others 1,005 2.15 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.willieodea.ie W: www.mauricequinlivan.ie Green Party 964 2.06 Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Quota Seats Limerick, 1 November 1952 Limerick, 23 November 1967 Fine Gael 1.4 1 Marital Status Marital Status Fianna Fáil 1.4 1 Married Married Sinn Féin 0.6 1 Education Education Labour 0.6 1 Patrician Brothers, Ballyfin, Co. Laois; Hassett’s Cross CBS; St. Nessan’s AAA-PBP UCD; King’s Inns; Institute of Certified Community College; the School of Accountants (BCL, LLM, BL, Certified Professional and Management Studies Social Democrat 0.3 - Accountant) (now LIT) Independents/ Occupation Occupation Others 0.1 - Public Representative. Barrister Public representative. Former travel Green Party 0.1 - agency manager Willie O’Dea is Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Social Protection. Maurice Quinlivan is a new Dáil Member of the Joint Committee on deputy and first Sinn Fein TD elected Social Protection. in the city for 93 years. Sinn Féin Minister for Defence 2004 – 2010 when Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise he resigned from his post due to & Innovation. Member of the Joint controversy over a defamation case. Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and As Minister for Defence, he served Innovation. as Chairman of the Government Task Unsuccessful Dáil candidate in the Force on Emergency Planning. Minister 2011 general election. First elected to of State at the Dept. of Justice, Equality Limerick City Council in 2009 and re- & Law Reform with responsibility for elected in May 2014. Equality Issues 2002 – 04; the Dept. He is a member of several groups of Education, Science & Technology dealing with drug abuse and he is a 1997 – 2002, the Dept. of Justice & director of the Midwest Regional Drug Health 1993 – 94 and the Dept of and Alcohol Forum. Justice 1992 – 1993. First elected to the Dáil for the Limerick East constituency in 1982. Willie O’Dea writes regularly for the Sunday Independent.

114 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Limerick City

Michael Noonan (FG) Jan O’Sullivan (Lab) Home Address Home Address 18 Gouldavoher Estate, Father Russell 7 Lanahone Avenue, Corbally, Limerick Road, Limerick Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: Mechanic’s Office: (061) 229 350 Institute, Hartstonge Street, Limerick Dept. : (01) 676 7571 Office: (061) 31236 Dáil: (01) 618 3125 Dáil: (01) 618 367 M: (087) 647 8111 M: (087) 243 0299 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Limerick, 22 May 1943 Clare, 6 December 1950. Marital Status Marital Status Widower, three sons, two daughters Married, one son, one daughter. Education Education St Patrick’s Secondary Scdhool, Glin, Villiers School, Limerick. TCD (MA), Co. Limerick; St Patrick’s Training UCC (HDip inEd). College, Drumconda, UCD (BA Occupation (English & Economics), HDip inEd). Public representative. Formerly pre- Occupation school teacher Government Minister and public representative Jan O’Sullivan was one of just seven Labour deputies returned in Michael Noonan has been Minister the 2016 general election, Labour for Finance since his appointment on Spokesperson on Children and Youth 9 March 2011 and re-appointment on Affairs, Housing, Planning and Local 6 May 2016. Government. Member of the Joint Elected Leader of Fine Gael in Committee on Children and Youth February 2001 succeeding John Affairs. Bruton but resigned after the Minister for Education and Skills, 2002 general election in which the 2014 – 2016. Served as Minister of party fared poorly, dropping from State for Trade & Development March – 54 seats to 31. December 2011 and Minister of State Chairman of the Public Accounts for Housing and Planning, December Committee 2004 – 07. First elected to 2011 – July 2014. the Dáil in 1981and re-elected at all First elected to the Dáil in 1998 in a subsequent general elections. He was by-election caused by the death of Jim Minister for Justice 1982 – 86; Minister Kemmy becoming the first female TD for Industry & Commerce 1986 – 87, from County Limerick since Kathleen Minister for Energy January – March O’Callaghan in 1921. Served as Labour 1987 and Minister for Health 1994 – 97. Party spokesperson on Health and Served as Fine Gael Spokesman on Education & Science. Finance in Opposition 1987 – 93 and Elected to the Seanad in 1993 and from 1997 – 2001. was leader of the Labour group 1993 Member of Limerick County Council – 97. Member of the Forum for Peace 1974 – 82 and 1991 – 94. and Reconciliation and the National Economic and Social Forum. In May 2010, he appeared on RTÉ’s ‘The Frontline’ to talk about his wife’s Mayor Limerick 1993 – 94. battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She Member of Democratic Socialist Party died in February 2012. until it merged with the Labour Party.

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Transfer of Seats 4 Transfer of Bennis, N's, Gaffney, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Quota 9,353 Number of Votes O'Dea, W's J's, Hayes, D's and Hennelly, S's Prendiville, C's Quinlivan, M's Surplus and Result Riordan, D's Votes Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result and Result + 150 Bennis, Nora (C.D.) 673 823 - - - - + 117 Gaffney, James (G.P.) 964 1,081 - - - - + 60 Hayes, Des (Non-P.) 254 314 - - - - + 292 + 581 Hennelly, Sarah Jane (S.D.) 2,747 3,039 3,620 - - - + 615 + 312 + 370 + 427 + 293 * NOONAN, MICHAEL (F.G.) 7,294 7,909 8,221 8,591 9,018 9,311

* O'DEA, WILLIE (F.F.) 12,999 - - - - - + 498 + 285 + 347 + 335 + 337 * O'Donnell, Kieran (F.G.) 6,047 6,545 6,830 7,177 7,512 7,849 + 611 + 328 + 835 + 721 + 465 * O'SULLIVAN, JAN (LAB.) 5,227 5,838 6,166 7,001 7,722 8,187 + 660 + 252 + 1,228 Prendiville, Cian (AAA-PBP) 4,584 5,244 5,496 6,724 - - + 633 + 124 + 374 + 3,492 QUINLIVAN, MAURICE (S.F.) 5,894 6,527 6,651 7,025 10,517 - + 10 Riordan, Denis (Non-P.) 78 88 - - - - - + 424 + 466 + 1,749 + 69 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 424 890 2,639 2,708

*Denotes outgoing TD

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The Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Joan Burton sit for the last time in front of the media before the election moratorium at Herb Street Cafe, Grand Canal, Dublin Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons / The Irish Times

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 117 Limerick County

Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 67,633 Spoiled votes 336 Valid poll 44,412 Turnout 66.16% Quota 11,104 Candidates 10

Party share of the vote Tom Neville (FG) Ist preferences Nos % Niall Collins (FF) Fine Gael 16,492 37.13 Home Address Home Address Fianna Fáil 12,276 27.64 Patrickswell, Co. Limerick Croagh, Co. Limerick Independent/ Contact Details Contact Details Dáil: (01) 618 3356 Others 8,716 19.63 Office: Red House Hill, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick V94 KWN6 M: (086) 311 0031 Sinn Féin 3,347 7.54 Dáil: (01) 618 3577 Email: [email protected] Social Democrat 3,270 7.36 M: (087) 274 9659 Birth Place/Date Green Party 311 0.70 E: [email protected] Limerick, 25 September 1975 W: www.niallcollinstd.ie Quota Seats Marital Status Birth Place/Date Single Fine Gael 1.5 2 Limerick, 30 March 1973 Education Fianna Fáil 1.1 1 Marital Status Independents/ Kilfinny NS; University of Limerick (B. Married, one son, one daughter Tech Education), MA (Music Media & Others 0.8 - Education Tech) Sinn Féin 0.3 - St Munchin’s College, Limerick. Occupation Social Democrat 0.3 - Limerick Institute of Technology Public representative (Accountancy) Green Party 0.02 - Tom Neville is a new Dáil deputy. Occupation Member of the Joint Committee on Public representative. Formerly lecturer Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. at Limerick Institute of Technology and Deputy CEO of Shannon Regional Co-opted to Limerick County Council Fisheries Board in 2003 replacing his father former TD Dan Neville (1997 – 2016). Elected in Niall Collins is Fianna Fáil Spokesman 2004 local elections but emigrated to on Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Australia for four years in 2009. Re- Member of Joint Committee on Jobs, elected in 2014 and to the Dáil in 2016. Enterprise and Innovation. Elected by the Fine Gael Parliamentary First elected to the Dáil for the Limerick Party as one of their representatives on constituency in 2007 and re-elected in the Fine Gael Executive Council. 2011. Tom Neville is a keen actor having Elected to Limerick County Council in trained professionally in Sydney, is a June 2004 for Bruff/Adare area. former techno DJ and an avid Liverpool Grandson of Jimmy Collins TD for fan. He is a member of Shoutrade Limerick West from 1948 to 1967. Soccer Club, Rathkeale Boxing Club, Nephew of Gerard Collins, TD for Cappagh GAA club and is a director of Limerick West from 1967 – 1997, Kilfinny Community Childcare. Cabinet Minister on three occasions and MEP 1994 – 2004. He is also a nephew of Michael Collins, TD for Limerick West 1997 – 2007. Niall Collins has a keen and active playing interest in sports including GAA and Rugby.

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Patrick O’Donovan (FG) Home Address Churchtown Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick Contact Details Constituency Office: St. Mary’s Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick. V42 HY22 and Sarsfield Street, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick V35 NT35 Office: (069) 77998 and (063) 98855 Dáil: (01) 618 3610 M: (087) 907 6267 E: [email protected] W: www.patrickodonovan.ie t: @podonovan Birth Place/Date Limerick, 21 March 1977 Marital Status Married, one child Education Scoil Iósaf, Newcastle West; Courtenay School, Newcastle West; Scoil Mhuire agus Íde, Newcastle West; UCC (BSc. Chemistry); Mary Immaculate College, Limerick (Graduate Diploma in Primary Education) Occupation Minister of State and public representative. Formerly primary school teacher and industrial chemist

Patrick O’Donovan was appointed Minister of State for Tourism and Sport on 19 May 2016. First elected to the Dáil at the 2011 general election. Member of Limerick County Council 2003 – 11. Former member of the Public Accounts Committee, the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Transport and Communications and the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. Former member of the Fine Gael National Executive and President of Young Fine Gael.

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Transfer of Seats 3 Transfer of Keogh, M's, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Quota 11,104 Number of Votes Collins, N's O'Gorman, J's and O'Donoghue, R's Browne, S's Heffernan, J's Surplus and Result Storey-Cosgrave, A's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 118 + 85 + 233 Browne, Seamus (S.F.) 3,347 3,465 3,550 3,783 - -

* COLLINS, NIALL (F.F.) 12,276 - - - - - + 193 + 235 + 621 + 1,343 Heffernan, James (S.D.) 3,270 3,463 3,698 4,319 5,662 - + 9 Keogh, Mark (D.D.I.) 222 231 - - - - + 201 + 77 + 583 + 343 + 1,152 NEVILLE, TOM (F.G.) 8,013 8,214 8,291 8,874 9,217 10,369 + 305 + 142 + 797 + 893 + 1,912 O'Brien, Emmett (Non-P.) 5,432 5,737 5,879 6,676 7,569 9,481 + 166 + 97 O'Donoghue, Richard (Non-P.) 2,855 3,021 3,118 - - - + 158 + 75 + 471 + 315 + 793 * O'DONOVAN, PATRICK (F.G.) 8,479 8,637 8,712 9,183 9,498 10,291 + 12 O'Gorman, John (Non-P.) 207 219 - - - - + 10 Storey-Cosgrave, Alexander (G.P.) 311 321 - - - - - + 60 + 413 + 889 + 1,805 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 60 473 1,362 3,167

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Ruth Coppinger, of the Anti Austerity Alliance at the Dublin West Count centre at Phibblestown near Ongar. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

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Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 89,241 Spoiled votes 570 Valid poll 55,246 Turnout 62.55% Quota 11,050 Candidates 18

Party share of the vote Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran Ist preferences Nos % Robert Troy (FF) Fianna Fáil 15,596 28.23 Home Address (Ind) Main Street, Ballyncargy, Co. Independent/ Home Address Westmeath Others 14,799 26.79 Cornamagh, Athlone, Co. Westmeath Contact Details Fine Gael 13,156 23.81 Contact Details Constituency Office: The Manse, Constituency Office: 28 Pearse St, Sinn Féin 5,270 9.54 Castle Street, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Athlone, Co. Westmeath and 6 Mill Labour 4,817 8.72 Office: (044) 933 4857 View, Main St, Ballymahon, Co Longford Dáil: (01) 618 4059 Green Party 1,102 1.99 Office: (090) 64 93604/ (090) 64 38482 M: (087) 797 9890 AAA-PBP 506 0.92 Dáil: (01) 618 3058 E: [email protected] M: (086) 2597 744 Quota Seats W: www.roberttroy.ie E: [email protected] Fianna Fáil 1.4 1 Birth Place/Date W: www.kevinboxermoran.com Westmeath, January 1982 Independent/ Birth Place/Date Others 1.3 1 Marital Status Westmeath, 12 May 1963 Single Fine Gael 1.2 1 Marital Status Sinn Féin 0.5 - Education Married, two sons Emper NS; St. Finian’s College, Labour 0.4 1 Occupation Mullingar Green Party 0.1 - Public representative. Owner of taxi Occupation business AAA-PBP 0.05 - Public Representative. Formerly postmaster Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran is a new Dáil deputy. He is a member of the Robert Troy is Fianna Fail Independent Alliance Group and as Spokesperson on Transport, Tourism & part of the negotiations for Government Sport. agreed to share the new Junior Ministry Member of the Joint Committee on for the OPW and Flood Relief with his Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Galway East Independent Alliance TD Joint Committee on Social Protection. Sean Canney. First elected to the Dáil in the Former member of Fianna Fáil. Member 2011 general election. Former Fianna of Westmeath County Council 1999 – Fáil Spokesperson on Arts, Heritage 2016. Unsuccessful contender of the & the Gaeltacht and Children & Youth 2014 by-election caused by the death Affairs. of Fine Gael’s Nicky McFadden. Member of Westmeath County Council Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran came to national 2004 - 2011. prominence during the widespread Involved in a number of voluntary flooding that occurred in the Midlands organisations including North during the winter of 2015. In particular, Westmeath Suicide Outreach he was instrumental in leading a large Group, North Westmeath Hospice, team of volunteers in operating water Ballynacargy GAA and Ballynacargy pumps to prevent the River Shannon Tidy Towns. from flooding dozens of homes in imminent danger of the rising waters. Involved in many community events including the Athlone St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Summer Festivals, TriAthlone and the European People’s Festival. He is a sports enthusiast and is a keen supporter of Athlone Town Football Club, GAA and Rugby events.

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Peter Burke (FG) Willie Penrose (Lab) Home Address Home Address Clonmore, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Ballintue, Ballynacargy, Co. Westmeath Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: Unit 2, Blackhall Constituency Office: Convent Lane, Court, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Bishopsgate Street, Mullingar, Co. Office: Westmeath (044) 938 5044 Office: (044) 93 43987 Dáil: (01) 618 3070 Dáil: (01) 618 3734 Mobile: (087) 794 1888 M: (087) 824 1933 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.peterburke.ie Birth Place/Date t: @PeterBurkeTD Mullingar, 18 August 1956 Birth Place/Date Marital Status Mullingar, 22 October 1982 Married, three daughters Marital Status Education Married, one child St Mary’s CBS, Mullingar; Multyfarnham Education Agricultural College; UCD (BAgr. SC, M St Mary’s CBS, Mullingar. NUI Galway Agr. Sc); King’s Inns, Dublin (B.Comm) Occupation Occupation Public representative. Barrister Public representative. Chartered Accountant Willie Penrose is Chairman of the Labour Parliamentary Party. Spokesperson on Peter Burke is a new Dáil deputy. Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Rural Member of the Committee of Public Affairs, and Social Protection. Member of Accounts and the Joint Committee the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food on Finance, Public Expenditure and and the Marine and the Select Committee Reform, and Taoiseach. on Members’ Interests of Dáil Éireann. Member of Westmeath County Council Minister of State at the Dept of the 2009 - 2016. Environment, Community & Local Worked as a chartered accountant Government with special responsibility with Stephens Cooke & Co., Chartered for Housing & Planning and a ‘Super Accountants in Mullingar for 10 years. Junior’ with a seat at Cabinet from March to November 2011 when he resigned over the closure of Colum Barracks in Mullingar. He also resigned the Labour Parliamentary Party whip but rejoined in rejoined in October 2013. First elected to the Dáil in 1992. Spokesperson a variety of portfolios for the Labour Party. Member of Westmeath County Council 1984 – 2003. Member of a number of voluntary organisations including Ballynacargy GAA Club, Cullion Hurling Club and the Royal Canal Dev velopment Group. Chairperson, Ballynacargy Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

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Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 4 Transfer of Transfer of Gerety-Quinn, Troy, R's Healy, S's and Parker, D's McKervey, Fagan, B's Magan, M's Sexton, M's McFadden, Morgan, J's Moran, K's Bannon, J's Number of Votes Miller, J's Smyth, B's C's Quota 11,050 Surplus and Jackson, D's Votes N's Votes Votes Votes Votes G's Votes Votes Surplus and Votes Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result Result and Result Result + 10 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 31 + 8 + 64 + 209 + 451 + 519 + 1,127 + 10 * Bannon, James (F.G.) 4,639 4,649 4,653 4,655 4,659 4,662 4,693 4,701 4,765 4,974 5,425 5,944 7,071 7,081 - + 68 + 6 + 17 + 5 + 8 + 113 + 174 + 172 + 45 + 1,162 + 182 + 247 + 10 + 3,495 BURKE, PETER (F.G.) 5,681 5,749 5,755 5,772 5,777 5,785 5,898 6,072 6,244 6,289 7,451 7,633 7,880 7,890 11,385 + 23 + 14 + 17 + 13 + 58 + 30 Fagan, Brian (Non-P.) 897 920 934 951 964 1,022 1,052 ------+ 221 + 4 + 9 + 10 + 9 + 71 + 31 + 73 + 333 + 61 + 1,153 Gerety-Quinn, Connie (F.F.) 3,943 4,164 4,168 4,177 4,187 4,196 4,267 4,298 4,371 4,704 4,765 5,918 - - -

Healy, Stephanie (D.D.I.) 132 ------+ 36 + 34 + 29 + 32 + 200 + 26 + 151 + 125 + 129 + 71 + 533 + 730 + 20 + 438 Hogan, Paul (S.F.) 5,270 5,306 5,340 5,369 5,401 5,601 5,627 5,778 5,903 6,032 6,103 6,636 7,366 7,386 7,824

Jackson, Donal (Non-P.) 51 ------+ 7 + 11 + 12 + 23 + 78 + 26 + 134 Magan, Manchán (G.P.) 1,102 1,109 1,120 1,132 1,155 1,233 1,259 1,393 ------+ 8 + 4 + 10 + 11 + 5 + 33 + 10 + 76 + 34 * McFadden, Gabrielle (F.G.) 2,836 2,844 2,848 2,858 2,869 2,874 2,907 2,917 2,993 3,027 - - - - - + 4 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 10 McKervey, Noel (C.D.) 654 658 664 672 676 686 ------+ 3 + 19 Miller, James (Non-P.) 208 211 230 ------+ 74 + 14 + 42 + 19 + 105 + 122 + 174 + 207 + 145 + 758 + 863 + 1,013 MORAN, KEVIN 'BOXER' (NON-P.) 7,586 7,660 7,674 7,716 7,735 7,840 7,962 8,136 8,343 8,488 9,246 10,109 11,122 - - + 15 + 12 + 11 + 56 + 20 + 49 + 39 + 126 + 659 + 24 Morgan, James (Non-P.) 3,329 3,344 3,356 3,367 3,423 3,443 3,492 3,531 3,657 4,316 4,340 - - - - + 4 + 22 + 17 + 42 Parker, Dominic (AAA-PBP) 506 510 532 549 591 ------+ 119 + 7 + 32 + 6 + 29 + 24 + 146 + 318 + 139 + 399 + 319 + 700 + 32 + 1,418 * PENROSE, WILLIE (LAB.) 4,817 4,936 4,943 4,975 4,981 5,010 5,034 5,180 5,498 5,637 6,036 6,355 7,055 7,087 8,505 + 8 + 3 + 5 + 67 + 26 + 26 + 41 + 73 Sexton, Mae (Non-P.) 1,646 1,654 1,657 1,662 1,729 1,755 1,781 1,822 1,895 ------+ 3 + 9 + 4 Smyth, Barbara (Non-P.) 296 299 308 312 ------

* TROY, ROBERT (F.F.) 11,653 11,050 ------+ 14 + 15 + 20 + 40 + 135 + 144 + 159 + 202 +101 +771 +2,101 +1,730 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 14 29 49 89 224 368 527 729 830 1,601 3,702 - 3,702 5,432

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 125 Louth

Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 104,696 Spoiled votes 749 Valid poll 67,529 Turnout 65.22% Quota 11,255 Candidates 16

Party share of the vote Gerry Adams (SF) Ist preferences Nos % Declan Breathnach (FF) Sinn Féin 19,490 28.86 Home Address Home Address Baile Mhic Eileiod, Ravensdale, Co. Louth Fine Gael 13,222 19.58 Knockbridge, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Fianna Fáil 12,521 18.54 Contact Details Contact Details Drogheda Constituency Office: Unit 6, Independents/ Constituency Office: Earl Street, Dundalk 84 West St, Drogheda Others 7,409 10.97 Office: (042) 93 52446 Dundalk Constituency office: 1-2 Crowe St, Labour 6,143 9.10 Dáil: (01) 618 3349 Dundalk AAA-PBP 3,462 5.13 Mobile: (087) 269 7638 Dundalk: (042) 932 8859. Drogheda: (041) 987 3823. Green Party 3,187 4.72 E: [email protected] W: www.declanb.ie Dáil: (01) 618 4442. Renua Ireland 2,095 3.10 t: @BreathnachLouth E: [email protected] W: www.sinnfein.ie Quota Seats Birth Place/Date Sinn Féin 1.7 2 Dundalk, 1958 Birth Place/Date Belfast, 6 October 1948 Fine Gael 1.2 2 Education Marital Status Fianna Fáil 1.1 1 CBS, Dundalk, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra Married, one son Independents/ Education Others 0.7 - Occupation Public representative. Formerly St Finian’s Primary School, Belfast; St Labour 0.5 - primary school principal. Farmer Mary’s Grammar School, Belfast AAA-PBP 0.3 - Occupation Green Party 0.3 - Declan Breathnach is a new Public representative and Leader of Sinn Dáil deputy. Fianna Fáil Junior Féin. enua Ireland 0.2 - Spokesperson on North-South Bodies & Cross-Border Co-Operation. Gerry Adams has been President of Sinn Vice Chair of the Committee on the Féin since 1983 and played a leading role Implementation of the Good Friday in initiating and seeing through the peace Agreement. Member of the British process in Northern Ireland. Irish Parliamentary Assembly. He was elected MP for West Belfast in the Member of Louth County Council UK general election in 1983 but never took 1991 – 2016 serving as chairperson his seat in the House of Commons. He lost on two occasions. the seat in 1992 to the SDLP but regained Involved in a variety of local and it in 1997 until 2011 when he resigned to community activities including the fight the Dáil general election in the Louth Tidy Towns, tourism promotion, constituency when Arthur Morgan stood community development and down. Member of the Northern Ireland employment. Assembly June 1998 to December 2010. Sided with the Provisionals in the republican movement split in 1969/70. Interned in March 1972 but released three months later to take part in secret talks with Northern Ireland Secretary William Whitelaw in London. Re-interned from 1973 to 1976. Instrumental in ending the Sinn Féin abstentionist policy in the South. Along with John Hume, initiated the peace process which succeeded in bringing an end to the conflict. He was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement.

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Imelda Munster (SF) Fergus O’Dowd (FG) Peter Fitzpatrick (FG) Home Address Home Address Home Address 252 Mellifont Park, Drogheda, Co. 24 St Mary’s Villas, Drogheda, Co. 18 Belfrey Gardens, Dundalk, Co. Louth Louth Louth Contact Details Contact Details Contact Details Drogheda Constituency Office: Unit 6, Constituency Office: Unit 1, Jameson Constituency Office: 2 Courthouse 84 West St, Drogheda House, Bachelor’s Lane, Drogheda Square, Dundalk Dundalk Constituency office: Office: (041) 984 2275 Office: (042) 933 0100 1-2 Crowe St, Dundalk Dáil: (01) 618 3078 Dáil: (01) 618 3563 Dundalk: (042) 932 8859 M: (087) 235 2920 M: (086) 251 2577 Drogheda: (041) 987 3823 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Dáil: (01) 618 3043 t: @Fergusodowd. Birth Place/Date M: (087) 758 6320 Birth Place/Date Dundalk, May 1952 E: [email protected] Thurles, Co. Tipperary, 1 September t: @ImeldaMunster Marital Status 1948 Married, one son, two daughters Birth Place/Date Marital Status Drogheda, 24 February 1968 Education Married, three sons De La Salle, Dundalk; O’Fiaich College, Marital Status Education Dundalk Married, two daughters Drogheda CBS; Diploma in General Occupation Education and Rural Science Public representative. Businessman Dublin Institute of Technology Occupation Occupation Public representative. Formerly teacher Peter Fitzpatrick is a member of Joint Public representative Committee on Transport, Tourism and Fergus O’Dowd is a member of the Sport; the Joint Committee on Social Imelda Munster is a new Dáil deputy. Joint Committee on Housing, Planning, Protection and the Standing Order Member of the Joint Committee Community and Local Government 112 Select Committee of Dáil Éireann. on Social Protection and the Joint and the Committee on Housing and First elected to the Dáil at the Committee on Transport, Tourism and Homelessness (14 April – 17 June). 2011 general election. Sport. Minister of State at the Dept. of Former manager of the Louth Football Elected to Louth County Council Communications, Energy & Natural team that lost the controversial representing the Drogheda East area in Resources (2011 – 2014) with special 2010 Leinster Senior Football Final 2004 and was re-elected in 2009 and responsibility for the NewEra project. to Meath. Played GAA senior football 2014 to both Drogheda Borough Dropped in the Cabinet reshuffle in for Louth from 1980 until 1996, during Council and Louth County Council. July 2014. which time he captained the team for First elected to the Dáil in 2002. five years. A loyal supporter of Dundalk Former Fine Gael Spokesperson on Football Club and played for the team the Environment, Heritage & Local in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Government and Community, Rural Peter Fitzpatrick served in the Irish & Gaeltacht Affairs. Senator on the army from 1987 until 1990. Administrative Panel (1997 – 2002). Member Louth Council 1979 – 2003 and Drogheda Corporation 1094 – 2003, serving three terms as Mayor. Founding Chairman of the Droichead Arts Centre. He is a brother of New York-based journalist Niall O’Dowd.

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Transfer of Seats 5 Bradley, D's, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Quota 11,255 Number of Votes Connor, A's, and Moran, M's O'Dowd, M's Yore, M's Coffey, E's Breathnach, D's Dearey, M's Callan, K's Weldon, G's Munster, I's Greene, P's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result + 113 + 52 + 82 + 188 + 182 * ADAMS, GERRY (S.F.) 10,661 10,774 10,826 10,908 11,096 11,278 - - - - -

Bradley, David (Non-P.) 319 ------+ 47 + 74 + 389 + 322 + 2,261 BREATHNACH, DECLAN (F.F.) 9,099 9,146 9,220 9,609 9,931 12,192 - - - - + 142 + 18 + 329 + 358 + 204 + 187 + 445 Callan, Kevin (Non-P.) 3,541 3,683 3,701 4,030 4,388 4,592 4,779 5,224 - - - + 20 + 54 + 126 + 197 Coffey, Emma (F.F.) 3,422 3,442 3,496 3,622 3,819 ------

Connor, Anthony (D.D.I.) 676 ------+ 38 + 138 + 167 + 569 + 228 + 190 Dearey, Mark (G.P.) 3,187 3,225 3,363 3,530 4,099 4,327 4,517 - - - - + 9 + 174 + 102 + 276 + 144 + 93 + 771 + 254 + 700 + 201 * FITZPATRICK, PETER (F.G.) 6,408 6,417 6,591 6,693 6,969 7,113 7,206 7,977 8,231 8,931 9,132

Greene, Patrick (D.D.I.) 127 ------+ 13 Moran, Mary (Lab.) 1,198 1,211 ------+ 232 + 42 + 121 + 132 + 207 + 149 + 283 + 997 + 2,037 MUNSTER, IMELDA (S.F.) 8,829 9,061 9,103 9,224 9,356 9,563 9,712 9,995 10,992 13,029 - + 31 + 317 + 179 + 121 + 167 + 135 + 820 + 1,173 + 566 + 292 * Nash, Ged (Lab.) 4,945 4,976 5,293 5,472 5,593 5,760 5,895 6,715 7,888 8,454 8,746 + 24 + 105 + 328 + 147 + 168 + 94 + 435 + 712 + 297 + 132 * O'DOWD, FERGUS (F.G.) 6,814 6,838 6,943 7,271 7,418 7,586 7,680 8,115 8,827 9,124 9,256 + 124 + 23 O'Dowd, Michael (R.I.) 2,095 2,219 2,242 ------+ 182 + 46 + 126 + 652 + 118 + 89 + 913 + 702 Weldon, Garrett (AAA-PBP) 3,462 3,644 3,690 3,816 4,468 4,586 4,675 5,588 6,290 - - + 68 + 139 + 185 Yore, Maeve (Non-P.) 2,746 2,814 2,953 3,138 ------+ 79 + 29 + 108 + 176 + 140 + 850 + 1,386 + 2,690 + 1,149 Non-transferable papers not effective - 79 108 216 392 532 - 532 1,382 2,768 5,458 6,607

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 129 Mayo

Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 92,958 Spoiled votes 600 Valid poll 63,646 Turnout 69.11% Quota 12,730 Candidates 16

Party share of the vote Enda Kenny (FG) Michael Ring (FG) Ist preferences Nos % Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 32,434 50.96 Hawthorn Avenue, Lightfort, Castlebar, Westport, Co. Mayo Fianna Fáil 17,633 27.70 Co. Mayo Contact Details Sinn Féin 6,414 10.08 Contact Details Constituency Office: Quay Street, Independent/ Constituency Office: Tucker St., Westport Others 4,386 6.89 Castlebar Office: (098) 27012 Office: (094) 902 5600 Dáil: (01) 618 4367 Renua Ireland 1,574 2.47 E: [email protected] M: (087) 254 3073 Green Party 629 0.99 W: www.finegael.ie E: [email protected] AAA-PBP 576 0.91 t: @EndaKennyTD W: www.michaelringtd.com

Quota Seats Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Castlebar, 24 April 1951 Westport, 24 December 1953 Fine Gael 2.5 2 Fianna Fáil 1.4 2 Marital Status Marital Status Married, two sons, one daughter Married, one son, two daughters Sinn Féin 0.5 - Education Education Independent/ St Gerald’s Secondary School, Westport Vocational School Others 0.3 - Castlebar; St Patrick’s Training College, Occupation Renua Ireland 0.1 - Drumcondra, Dublin; NUI Galway Minister of State and public Green Party 0.05 - Occupation representative. Former auctioneer and AAA-PBP 0.05 - Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael estate agent Elected Taoiseach on 9 March 2011 and Michael Ring is Minister of State for the first Fine Gael Taoiseach to maintain Regional Economic Development. his office after a general election (6 May Previously Minister of State at the Dept 2016). Longest serving FG Taoiseach of Transport, Tourism & Sport with and TD in the Dáil. Elected leader responsibility for Tourism & Sport on of Fine Gael in June 2002 following 10 March 2011. the resignation of Michael Noonan. First elected to the Dáil in a by- Defeated by Noonan in the contest for election in June 1994 in the Mayo West leadership in January 2001. constituency caused by the resignation First elected to the Dáil for the Mayo of Padraig Flynn to become EU West constituency in a by-election in Commissioner. Fine Gael Spokesman November 1975 caused by the death on a number of areas in Opposition of his father, Henry Kenny. Minister for including Social Protection and Tourism & Trade 1994 – 97; Minister of Horticulture. State at the Dept of Education and at Former member of the British-Irish the Dept of Labour February 1986 to Inter-Parliamentary Body. March 1987. Front Bench Spokesman on a variety of areas. Member Mayo County Council 1991 – 2003 and Westport Urban Council Member of Mayo County Council 1979 – 2003 (serving as Chairman on 1975 – 95. two occasions). Heavily promoted the Enda Kenny is a keen cyclist and has West Atlantic coast drive known as the participated in many charity cycles. Greenway. Son of Henry Kenny TD for Mayo South Michael Ring won an All-Ireland 1954 – 69 and for Mayo West 1969 – Vocational Schools football medal with 75 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Mayo in 1981. Minister for Finance 1973 – 75. Winner of an All-Ireland Football medal with Mayo in 1936.

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Dara Calleary (FF) Lisa Chambers (FF) Home Address Home Address 8 Quignalecka, Sligo Road, Ballina, Co. Castlebar, Co. Mayo Mayo Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: 12 Lucan Constituency Office: 19 Pearse St., St., Castlebar, Co. Mayo. F23 X264 Ballina Office: (094) 92 50577 Office: (096) 77613 Dáil: (01) 618 3435 Dáil: (01) 618 331 M: (086) 151 4794 M: (086) 223 8810 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.lisachambers.ie W: www.daracalleary.ie t: @LisaChambersFF Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Mayo, 10 May 1973 Castlebar, 24 August 1986 Marital Status Marital Status Married Single Education Education St Oliver Plunket NS, Ballina; St NUI Galway (B.Comm); UCD (Masters Muredach’s College, Ballina. TCD (BA in Commercial Law; King’s Inns, Dublin Hons in Business & Politics) Occupation Occupation Public representative. Barrister Public representative. Lisa Chambers is Fianna Fáil Dara Calleary is the Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Defence. Member of Spokesman on Public Expenditure and the Joint Committee on Children and Reform. Youth Affairs, the Select Committee on Member of the Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight and the Select Budgetary Oversight and the Select Committee on Arrangements for Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny. Budgetary Scrutiny. Unsuccessful candidate in the Minister of State at the Dept of 2011 General Election, when, at the Enterprise, Trade & Employment April age of 24, she was the youngest 2009 – March 2011. Also Minister of Fianna Fáil candidate. Member of State at the Dept of An Taoiseach Mayo County Council 2014 – 16. and at the Dept of Finance with Former member of the Fianna Fáil responsibility for Public Service Reform National Executive. from 2010 to March 2011. Member of Mayo County Council. First elected to the Dáil in 2007. Former member of HSE West Forum, Chairman of Ógra Fianna Fáil 2008 – The Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education 09. and Training Board (MSLETB) and the Economic Development and Enterprise Son of Sean Calleary TD for East Support Strategic Policy Committee Mayo 1973 – 92 and Minister of State. (SPC) of Mayo County Council. Grandson of Phelim Calleary, TD for North Mayo 1952 – 69. Served in the Reserve Defence Forces for 13 years where she was promoted to an officer role serving as Second Lieutenant but was required to relinquish her service upon being elected to the Dáil.

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Transfer of Transfer of Seats 4 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Farrington, M's, Transfer of Transfer of Jordan, P's and Number of Votes Kenny, E's Forkin, S's O'Boyle, G's Kamal Uddin, M's Manning, S's Moran, T's and Cowley, J's Conway-Walsh, R's Quota 12,730 O'Malley, G's Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Sheehan, M's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 15 + 2 + 13 + 9 + 9 + 45 + 438 + 492 + 1,725 * CALLEARY, DARA (F.F.) 9,402 9,417 9,419 9,432 9,441 9,450 9,495 9,933 10,425 12,150 + 34 + 1 + 14 + 16 + 11 + 47 + 364 + 785 + 2,183 CHAMBERS, LISA (F.F.) 8,231 8,265 8,266 8,280 8,296 8,307 8,354 8,718 9,503 11,686 + 9 + 22 + 8 + 32 + 63 + 474 + 831 Conway-Walsh, Rose (S.F.) 6,414 6,423 - 6,445 6,453 6,485 6,548 7,022 7,853 - + 16 + 9 + 9 + 10 + 30 + 115 + 707 Cowley, Jerry (Non-P.) 3,479 3,495 3,504 3,513 3,523 3,553 3,668 4,375 - - + 5 + 3 + 8 + 10 + 8 + 51 Farrington, Michael Patrick (R.I.) 1,574 1,579 1,582 1,590 1,600 1,608 1,659 - - -

Forkin, Sean (Non-P.) 42 42 ------+ 5 + 8 + 3 + 5 Jordan, Peter (Non-P.) 176 176 181 189 192 197 - - - - + 2 + 3 + 1 Kamal Uddin, Mohammad (Non-P.) 144 146 149 150 ------

* KENNY, ENDA (F.G.) 13,318 ------+ 1 + 1 + 7 + 8 Manning, Stephen (Non-P.) 157 158 159 166 174 - - - - - + 1 + 5 + 5 + 10 + 29 + 38 Moran, Tom (AAA-PBP) 576 577 582 587 597 626 664 - - - + 243 + 4 + 6 + 29 + 8 + 51 + 314 + 404 + 693 * Mulherin, Michelle (F.G.) 7,841 8,084 8,088 8,094 8,123 8,131 8,182 8,496 8,900 9,593 + 1 + 3 O'Boyle, Gerry (Non-P.) 126 127 130 ------+ 1 + 13 + 8 + 17 O'Malley, George (Non-P.) 262 263 - 276 284 301 - - - - + 258 + 1 + 11 + 13 + 9 + 46 + 421 + 1,115 * RING, MICHAEL (F.G.) 11,275 11,533 11,534 11,545 11,558 11,567 11,613 12,034 13,149 - + 2 + 1 + 4 + 15 + 14 + 15 Sheehan, Margaret (Mags) (G.P.) 629 631 632 636 651 665 680 - - - - + 4 + 9 + 11 + 2 + 27 + 285 + 748 + 3,252 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 4 13 24 26 53 338 1,086 4,338

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Forkin, Sean (Non-P.) 42 42 ------+ 5 + 8 + 3 + 5 Jordan, Peter (Non-P.) 176 176 181 189 192 197 - - - - + 2 + 3 + 1 Kamal Uddin, Mohammad (Non-P.) 144 146 149 150 ------

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 133 Meath East

Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 65,588 Spoiled votes 240 Valid poll 41,388 Turnout 63.47% Quota 10,348 Candidates 12

Party share of the vote Thomas Byrne (FF) Helen McEntee (FG) Ist preferences Nos % Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 14,386 34.76 42 The Boulevard, Grange Rath, Castletown, Kilpatrick, Navan, Co. Fianna Fáil 10,818 26.14 Colpe, Co. Meath Meath Sinn Féin 5,780 13.97 Contact Details Contact Details Independent/ Constituency Office: Turnpike Constituency Office: Cannon Street, Others 5,130 12.39 House, Bridge Street, Ashbourne and Kells, Co. Meath. A82 C6P6 Bective Street, Kells Office: (046) 925 2955 Labour 2,270 5.48 Office: (01) 835 7075 (Ashbourne); Dáil: (01) 618 3253 Social Democrat 1,715 4.14 (085) 834 7630 (Kells) M: (086) 028 7771 Green Party 766 1.85 Dáil: (01) 618 3310 E: [email protected] Renua Ireland 523 1.26 M: (087) 694 3942 W: www.helenmcenteetd.wordpress. E: [email protected] com Quota Seats Birth Place/Date t: @HMcEntee Fine Gael 1.4 2 Drogheda, 1 June 1977 Birth Place/Date Fianna Fáil 1.0 1 Marital Status Meath, 8 June 1986 Sinn Féin 0.6 - Married, three children Marital Status Independent/ Education Single Others 0.5 - Scoil Aonghusa, Droegheda, Co. Education Labour 0.2 - Louth; St Mary’s Diocesan School, Heronstown NS, Lobinstown, Co Meath; Drogheda; TCD (LLB); Incorporated St Joseph’s Mercy Secondary School, Social Democrat 0.2 - Law Society; Bar of the State of New Navan. Green Party 0 - York DCU (B.A (H) degree in Law, Politics Renua Ireland 0 - Occupation and Economics); Masters Degree in Public representative. Solicitor, Communications and Journalism. Attorney-at-Law Occupation Minister of State and public Thomas Byrne is Fianna Fail representative Spokesperson on Education and Skills. Member of the Joint Committee Helen McEntee is Minister of State for on Education and Skills and the Sub- Mental Health and Older People. Chair Committee on Dáil Reform. of the Government’s Youth Mental Health Task Force, an organisation working to Elected to the Dáil in the 2007 general increase awareness of mental health election on his first attempt. Lost his issues among young people. seat in the 2011 general election. Elected to the Seanad on the Former member of the Committee on Cultural and Educational Panel. Transport and Communications and the Unsuccessful candidate in the Committee on Environment, Culture and Meath East by-election held on the Gaeltacht. 27 March 2013 caused by the death First elected to Dáil Éireann in March of Shane McEntee. He ran as a 2013 in a by-election in Meath East Fianna Fáil candidate in the Midlands caused by the death of her father, Shane - North-West constituency for the McEntee when she became the first Fine 2014 European Parliament election. Gael candidate to win a by-election with Author of a number of Bills including the party in government since 1975. the Debt Settlement and Mortgage Helen McEntee is a nice of former Meath Resolution Office Bill (to deal Gaelic footballer and surgeon Gerry comprehensively with the mortgage McEntee, holder of two Senior All Ireland crisis and remove the veto from medals (1987 & 1988) as well as five banks). Leinster Senior Football Championship medals.

134 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Meath East

Regina Doherty (FG) Home Address 2 Gleve Park, Ratoath, Co. Meath Contact Details Constituency Office: Unit 2, Main Street, Ratoath, Co. Meath Office: (01) 8257204 Dáil: (01) 618 3573. M: (087) 655 6539. E: [email protected] W: www.reginadoherty.com RENUA Party Leader Lucinda Creighton after unveiling party policy at the Ship Street Entrance to Dublin Castle. Birth Place/Date Dublin, 26 January 1971 Picture Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times Marital Status Married, two sons, two daughters Education St Mary’s Holy Faith, Glasnevin; College of Marketing & Design, Dublin Occupation Minister of State and public representative. Formerly worked in IT sector

Regina Doherty was appointed Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Taoiseach’s Dept. on 6 May 2016. Member of the Committee on Procedure, the Business Committee and the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform. Former member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health & Children, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform and a Member of the Constitutional Convention. First elected to the Dáil in the February 2011 general election. Unsuccessful candidate in the 2007 General Election. Member of Meath County Council for the Dunshaughlin electoral area from 2009 to 2011and former Chairperson of Meath’s Joint Policing Committee. Former Board member of Meath VEC, Ratoath College and Gaelscoil na Mí, as well as sitting on the Special Education Committee of The National Parents’ Council.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 135 Meath East

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Transfer of Seats 3 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Bonner, J's and Byrne, T's McDonagh, S's Tyrrell, S's Ó Buachalla, S's Gilroy, B's Keogan, S's O'Neill, A's Quota 10,348 Number of Votes Hannigan, D's Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result

+ 45 + 18 + 55 + 65 + 192 + 358 + 610 Bonner, Joseph (Non-P.) 2,482 2,527 2,545 2,600 2,665 2,857 3,215 3,825 -

BYRNE, THOMAS (F.F.) 10,818 ------+ 59 + 10 + 80 + 85 + 45 + 138 + 230 + 2,135 * DOHERTY, REGINA (F.G.) 6,830 6,889 6,899 6,979 7,064 7,109 7,247 7,477 9,612 + 15 + 32 + 35 + 23 Gilroy, Ben (D.D.I.) 794 809 841 876 899 - - - - + 37 + 18 + 25 + 144 + 31 + 155 + 404 * Hannigan, Dominic (Lab.) 2,270 2,307 2,325 2,350 2,494 2,525 2,680 3,084 - + 51 + 21 + 63 + 46 + 96 Keogan, Sharon (Non-P.) 1,528 1,579 1,600 1,663 1,709 1,805 - - - + 9 McDonagh, Seamus (W.P.) 326 335 ------+ 100 + 15 + 78 + 92 + 46 + 350 + 198 + 1,523 * MCENTEE, HELEN (F.G.) 7,556 7,656 7,671 7,749 7,841 7,887 8,237 8,435 9,958 + 25 + 61 + 84 + 263 + 152 + 163 O'Neill, Aisling (S.D.) 1,715 1,740 1,801 1,885 2,148 2,300 2,463 - - + 80 + 110 + 47 + 79 + 245 + 296 + 599 + 1,320 O'Rourke, Darren (S.F.) 5,780 5,860 5,970 6,017 6,096 6,341 6,637 7,236 8,556 + 18 + 17 + 52 Ó Buachalla, Seán (G.P.) 766 784 801 853 - - - - - + 31 + 9 Tyrrell, Sarah (R.I.) 523 554 563 ------+ 24 + 44 + 56 + 92 + 345 + 422 + 1,931 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 24 68 124 216 561 983 2,914

*Denotes outgoing TD

136 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Meath East

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+ 45 + 18 + 55 + 65 + 192 + 358 + 610 Bonner, Joseph (Non-P.) 2,482 2,527 2,545 2,600 2,665 2,857 3,215 3,825 -

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 137 Meath West

Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 64,600 Spoiled votes 315 Valid poll 38,605 Turnout 60.25% Quota 9,652 Candidates 9

Party share of the vote Shane Cassells (FF) Peadar Tóbín (SF) Ist preferences Nos % Home Address Fine Gael 12,555 32.52 Home Address Athboy, Co. Meath 123 An Coillearnach, Navan, Co. Meath Fianna Fáil 10,585 27.42 Contact Details Contact Details Sinn Féin 9,442 24.46 Constituency Office: Newman’s Constituency Office: 45A Flowerhill, Navan Independent/ Mill, Athboy, Co. Meath Co. Meath and Haggard Mews, Trim, Co Others 3,436 8.90 Office: (046) 948 7599 Meath Office: (046) 9021345 Green Party 1,421 3.68 Dáil (01) 618 3283 M (086) 339 9198 Dail: (01) 618 3518 Labour 1,166 3.02 E: [email protected] M: (087) 270 2985 E: [email protected] Quota Seats W: www.shanecassells.ie Fine Gael 1.3 1 t: @ShaneCassells Birth Place/Date Co. Louth, June 1974 Fianna Fáil 1.1 1 Birth Place/Date Navan, 1979 Sinn Féin 1.0 1 Marital Status Married four children Independent/ Marital Status Married, three children Education Others 0.4 - Education UCD (BA, Politics & Economics); Smurfit Green Party 0.1 - DCU (BA in Journalism & Media School of Business (Post Grad in Enterprise); Labour 0.1 - Communications) NUI Maynooth (Certificate in Training & Further Education) Occupation Public representative. Formerly Occupation worked in publishing Public representative. Former management consultant Shane Cassells is a new Dáil deputy. Fianna Fail Junior Spokesperson on Peadar Tóibín is Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Local Government. Member of the Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts & Committee of Public Accounts and the the Gaeltacht. Joint Committee on Petitions. First elected to the Dáil in the February Member of Meath County Council 2011 General Election. Former member of 2004- 2016. Elected to Navan Town Navan Town Council (2009 – 2011). Mayor of Council in 1999 at the age of 21 and Navan in 2010. twice served as Mayor of the town. Sinn Féin representative on the British Irish Fianna Fáil’s by-election candidate in Parliamentary Assembly and a current the Meath constituency following John member of the Sinn Féin Ard Comhairle. Bruton’s departure to Washington in He was part of the team that researched 2005. and authored the Sinn Féin Jobs Plan – Shane Cassells is a nephew of former Enterprise Policy for the 21st Century. He ICTU leader Peter Cassells and Meath is also part of the Sinn Féin Economics footballer Joe Cassells. Committee that contributes to the party’s budgetary policy. In June 2013 he was suspended for six months form the Sinn Féin Parliamentary Party for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill. Founder and Cathaoirleach of the ‘Save Navan Hospital Campaign’. Founder of the Gleann na Bóinne Greenway Development Campaign.

138 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Meath West

Damien English (FG) Home Address 40 Watergate Street, Navan, Co. Meath Contact Details Constituency Office: 20, Watergate Street, Navan, C15 T956 and Saint Martin’s House, Finnegan’s Way, Trim Office: (046) 907 1667 (Navan) and (046) 948 3344 (Trim) Dáil: (01) 618 4012 M: (086) 814 3495 E: [email protected] W: www.damienenglish.wordpress.com t: @Damien_English Birth Place/Date Drogheda, Co. Louth, 21 February 1978 Marital Status Married, four children Education Bohermeen NS; St. Ciaran’s Community School, Kells; DIT and Dublin Business School (Diploma in Management Accounting) Occupation Minister of State and public representative

Damien English is Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal based at the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government since May 2016. Previously served as Minister of State with responsibility for Skills, Research and Innovation at the Departments of Education and Skills and Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (July 14 – May 2016) . First elected to the Dáil in the 2002 general election, the youngest TD returned at that election. Former Chairperson of the Oireachtas Joint Committee for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation and the Oireachtas Joint Committee for Jobs, Social Protection & Education. Former FG Spokesperson on Arts, Tourism & Sport and Drugs, Alcohol & Crime Prevention. Served as Secretary to the FG Parliamentary Party in 2002. Member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly 2002 - 2007. Member of Meath County Council from 1999 – 2003. Former member of Meath County Development Board and Navan Shamrock Festival Board.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 139 Meath West

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Transfer of Seats 3 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Golden, T's and Number of Votes Cassells, S's Malone, J's McElhinney, T's Lawes, A's Quota 9,652 McMenamin, S's Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result

+ 87 + 33 + 301 + 51 + 937 * Butler, Ray (F.G.) 4,432 4,519 4,552 4,853 4,904 5,841

CASSELLS, SHANE (F.F.) 10,585 - - - - - + 210 + 43 + 409 + 95 + 1,491 * ENGLISH, DAMIEN (F.G.) 8,123 8,333 8,376 8,785 8,880 10,371 + 126 + 140 + 153 + 479 Golden, Trevor (Non-P.) 1,718 1,844 1,984 2,137 2,616 - + 31 + 70 + 60 Lawes, Alan (D.D.I.) 1,279 1,310 1,380 1,440 - - + 47 Malone, John (Non-P.) 439 486 - - - - + 63 + 12 McElhinney, Tracy (Lab.) 1,166 1,229 1,241 - - - + 98 + 68 + 220 + 371 McMenamin, Séamus (G.P.) 1,421 1,519 1,587 1,807 2,178 - + 271 * TÓIBÍN, PEADAR (S.F.) 9,442 9,713 - - - - - + 120 + 98 + 444 + 2,366 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 120 218 662 3,028

*Denotes outgoing TD

140 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Meath West

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+ 87 + 33 + 301 + 51 + 937 * Butler, Ray (F.G.) 4,432 4,519 4,552 4,853 4,904 5,841

Michael Noonan, Minister for Finance at the Fine Gael election headquarters in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 141 Offaly

Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 65,636 Spoiled votes 411 Valid poll 44,034 Turnout 67.71% Quota 11,009 Candidates 11

Party share of the vote Barry Cowen (FF) Marcella Corcoran Ist preferences Nos % Fianna Fáil 15,760 35.79 Home Address Kennedy (FG) Lahinch, Clara, Co. Offaly Independent/ Home Address Contact Details Oakley Park, Clareen, Birr, Co. Offaly Others 11,511 26.14 Constituency Office: Patrick Street, Fine Gael 6,838 15.53 Tullamore, Co. Offaly Contact Details Sinn Féin 4,804 10.91 Office: (057) 932 1796 Constituency Office: 5, The Courtyard, Emmet St., Birr, Co Offaly Renua Ireland 4,596 10.44 Dáil: (01) 618 3662 M: (087) 061 2158 Office: (057) 912 5825 Green Party 525 1.19 E: [email protected] Dáil: (01) 618 4075 M: (087) 633 0039 Quota Seats Birth Place/Date E: [email protected] Fianna Fáil 1.4 1 Offaly, August 1967 W: www.corcorankennedy.ie Independent/ Marital Status Birth Place/Date Others 1.0 - Married, two sons, two daughters London, 7 January 1963 Fine Gael 0.6 1 Education Marital Status Sinn Féin 0.4 1 Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co. Married, one son, one daughter. Tipperary. Athlone Institute of Renua Ireland 0.4 - Technology Education Green Party 0 - St Joseph of Cluny and St Saran’s Occupation Secondary School, Ferbane, Co Offaly; Public representative. Former Roscrea Community College; UCD auctioneer & valuer Occupation Barry Cowen is Fianna Fáil Minister of State and public Spokesperson on Housing, Planning representative & Local Government. Member of the Joint Committee on Housing, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy is Minister Planning, Community and Local of State for Health Promotion at the Government; the Committee on Dept. of Health. Procedure and Committee on Housing Former Chairperson of the Oireachtas and Homelessness (14 April – 17 June Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and 2016). Innovation (2014 – 2016). Previously a Member of Joint Oireachtas Committees He was one of the Fianna Fáil on Environment, Culture & Gaeltacht representatives in the talks on and Justice, Defence and Equality. government formation in 2016. Member of Offaly County Council First elected to the Dáil in the representing the Ferbane electoral area 2011 general election. Member of (1999 – 2009). Served on the Midlands Offaly County Council (1999 – 2011). Regional Authority from 2002-2009, chairing it in 2006. Unsuccessful in the Brother of Brian Cowen, Taoiseach 2009 local elections. 2008 -11, holder of a number of ministries and TD for Laois-Offaly Represented Fine Gael councillors 1984 – 2011. Son of Ber Cowan, TD for on the party’s National Executive from Laois-Offaly 1969 – 73 and 1977 – 84. 2004-2009. Minister of State, Dept of Agriculture Chairperson of ‘OFFLine’ film festival 1982. Senator 1973 – 77. in Birr, Co. Offaly and is a founding member of ‘Film Offaly’. She is also a member of the board of Laois and Offaly transport and co-ordination unit (TCU).

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Carol Nolan (SF) Home Address The Curagh, Cadamstown, Birr, Co. Offaly Contact Details Harbour Street, Tullamore, Co. Offaly Office: (083) 857 9414 Dáil: (01) 618 3060 M: (087) 7743709 E: [email protected] Birth Place/Date Offaly, 23 May 1978 Marital Status Married, two children Education Kilcormac Vocational School; Mary Immaculate College, Limerick; Froebel College of Education (M.Ed); NUI Maynooth; NUI Galway (PhD student) Occupation Public Representative. Former gaelscoil principal

Carol Nolan is a new Dáil Deputy. Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Education & Skills. Member of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills. Member of Offaly County Council 2014 – 2016. Chairperson of Kinnitty Community Playgroup and Secretary of Cadamstown Tidy Towns.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 143 Offaly

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Transfer of Transfer of Seats 3 Transfer of Bopp, K's, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Corcoran Kennedy, Number of Votes Cowen, B's Fettes, C's, Foley, J's Hannigan, J's Leahy, J's Quota 11,009 M's Surplus and Result Ryan-Feehan, T's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result and Smollen, K's + 5 Bopp, Kate (Non-P.) 549 554 - - - - - * CORCORAN KENNEDY, + 81 + 351 + 528 + 1,686 + 1,829 MARCELLA (F.G.) 6,838 6,919 7,270 7,798 9,484 11,313 -

* COWEN, BARRY (F.F.) 12,366 ------+ 7 Fettes, Christopher (G.P.) 525 532 - - - - - + 903 + 281 + 1,569 + 994 + 1,380 + 199 Fitzpatrick, Eddie (F.F.) 3,394 4,297 4,578 6,147 7,141 8,521 8,720 + 41 + 295 Foley, John (Non-P.) 4,200 4,241 4,536 - - - - + 38 + 310 + 280 Hannigan, Joe (Non-P.) 5,188 5,226 5,536 5,816 - - - + 163 + 560 + 514 + 755 Leahy, John (R.I.) 4,596 4,759 5,319 5,833 6,588 - - + 78 + 577 + 836 + 900 + 1,590 + 105 NOLAN, CAROL (S.F.) 4,804 4,882 5,459 6,295 7,195 8,785 8,890 + 13 Ryan-Feehan, Teresa (Non-P.) 603 616 - - - - - + 28 Smollen, Ken (I.D.P.) 971 999 ------+ 327 + 809 + 1,481 + 1,789 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 327 1,136 2,617 4,406 -

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin canvassing with local candidate Mary Butler in Waterford. Photograph:Frank Miller / The Irish Times

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 145 Roscommon – Galway

Statistics Seats 3 Electorate 64,235 Spoiled votes 315 Valid poll 45,680 Turnout 71.6% Quota 11,421 Candidates 12

Party share of the vote Denis Naughten (Ind) Michael Fitzmauirce (Ind) Ist preferences Nos % Home Address Independent/ Home Address Abbey Street, Roscommon Town Williamstown, Co. Galway Others 23,975 52.48 Contact Details Contact Details Fianna Fáil 8,819 19.31 Constituency Office: Abbey Street, Constituency Office: Castle View Fine Gael 6,812 14.91 Roscommon Town F42 XP03 and Terrace, Roscommon Town Sinn Fein 3,075 6.73 Monksland Business Park, Athlone, Co. Office: (090) 662 8479 Roscommon, N37 E4A8 Labour 1,211 2.65 Dáil: (01) 6183 321. Office (090) 662 7557 (Roscommon) and M: (086) 191 4565 AAA-PBP 982 2.15 (090) 643 5039 (Athlone) E: [email protected] Renua Ireland 520 1.14 Dáil: (01) 618 3545 W: www.michaelfitzmaurice.ie Green Party 286 0.63 M: (086) 170 8800 t: @MichaelFitzmau1 E: [email protected] Quota Seats W: www.denisnaughten.ie Birth Place/Date Roscommon, 18 September 1969 Independent/ Birth Place/Date Marital Status Others 2.1 2 Drum, Athlone, 23 June 1973 Married, three children Fianna Fáil 0.8 1 Marital Status Married, two sons, two daughters Education Fine Gael 0.6 - Glinsk NS. Sinn Féin 0.3 - Education Occupation Labour 0.1 - St Aloysius College, Athone; UCD (BSc); UCC (researcher in Food Microbiology) Public representative. Farmer and AAA-PBP 0 - Agricultural contractor Renua Ireland 0 - Occupation Government Minister and public Green Party 0 - Michael Fitzmaurice came to national representative. Former research scientist prominence as Chairperson of the Turf Cutters and Contractors Denis Naughten is Minister for Association(TCCA). He entered the Dáil Communications, Climate Action in a by-election in the Roscommon- and Environment since 6 May 2016. South Leitrim constituency caused by Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas the election of Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan Committee on Health, Children & Youth to the European Parliament. A Affairs (2011 – 2016). founder member with Shane Ross Lost the FG Party Whip in July of the Independent Alliance group. 2011 having voted against the On 18 May 2016, Fitzmaurice, who Government’s decision to close had been the only Alliance TD not to Roscommon County Hospital emergency vote for Enda Kenny as Taoiseach, department. On 13 September 2013, announced that he was leaving the he and six other expellees formed the group due to a disagreement with Fine Reform Alliance, described as a “loose Gael over turf cutting. alliance” rather than a political party. He Member of Galway County Council for was re-elected for the new Roscommon– the Tuam area 2014- 2016. Galway constituency at the 2016 general election as an Independent deputy. First elected to the Dáil in 1997 and at all subsequent elections. Elected to the Seanad on the Agricultural Panel in January in a vacancy caused by the death of his father. He is the son of the late Liam Naughten, Dáil deputy 1982 – 89 and Senator (1981 – 82 and 1989 – 96). Cathaoirleach 1995 – 96.

146 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Roscommon – Galway

Eugene Murphy (FF) Home Address Tonycurmeen, Scramogue, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon Contact Details Constituency Office: Elphin Street, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon Office: (071) 963 3000 Dáil (01) 618 3056 M: (086) 250 7590 E: [email protected] t: @EugeneMurphyTD Birth Place/Date Roscommon, 26 August 1965 Marital Status Married, one son, one daughter Education Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown, NUI Galway Occupation Public representative. Qualified horticulturalist

Eugene Murphy is a new Dáil deputy. Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesperson on the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief. Member of the Joint Committee on Petitions. He was something of a reluctant choice for the party in one of its last conventions in December 2015. Fianna Fáil had been thrown into disarray there following its failure to win the 2014 by-election which followed Luke “Ming” Flanagan’s success in winning a seat in the European elections earlier that year. To add to its confusion, unsuccessful Fianna Fáil candidate Ivan Connaughton said he would not stand for the party again as long as Micheál Martin was leader. Member of Roscommon County Council 1985 – 2016. Eugene Murphy was a former producer and presenter with local radio stations Shannonside and Northern Sound.

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 147 Roscommon-Galway

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Transfer of Transfer of Seats 3 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Coleman, T's and Curran, S's and Number of Votes Naughten, D's Fallon, T's Farrell, A's Conroy, E's Kelly, J's Quota 11,421 Hennessy, M's Kerrane, C's Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result

+ 15 + 8 Coleman, Tony (Non-P.) 214 229 237 - - - - - + 26 + 7 + 131 + 26 Conroy, Eddie (AAA-PBP) 982 1,008 1,015 1,146 1,172 - - - + 158 + 4 + 30 + 42 + 54 + 95 Curran, Shane (F.F.) 2,006 2,164 2,168 2,198 2,240 2,294 2,389 - + 13 Fallon, Thomas Declan (Non-P.) 75 88 ------+ 57 + 3 + 36 Farrell, Anne (R.I.) 520 577 580 616 - - - - + 1,214 + 32 + 77 + 202 + 355 * FITZMAURICE, MICHAEL (NON-P.) 9,750 10,964 10,996 11,073 11,275 11,630 + 19 + 2 Hennessy, Miriam (G.P.) 286 305 307 - - - - - + 505 + 7 + 104 + 127 + 143 + 690 + 925 Hopkins, Maura (F.G.) 6,812 7,317 7,324 7,428 7,555 7,698 8,388 9,313 + 43 + 4 + 62 + 53 + 69 Kelly, John (Lab.) 1,211 1,254 1,258 1,320 1,373 1,442 - - + 121 + 11 + 49 + 45 + 290 + 235 Kerrane, Claire (S.F.) 3,075 3,196 3,207 3,256 3,301 3,591 3,826 - + 344 + 5 + 30 + 68 + 108 + 197 + 2,539 MURPHY, EUGENE (F.F.) 6,813 7,157 7,162 7,192 7,260 7,368 7,565 10,104

* NAUGHTEN, DENIS (NON-P.) 13,936 ------+ 5 + 25 + 53 + 153 + 225 + 2,751 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 5 30 83 236 461 3,212

*Denotes outgoing TD

148 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Roscommon-Galway

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* NAUGHTEN, DENIS (NON-P.) 13,936 ------+ 5 + 25 + 53 + 153 + 225 + 2,751 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 5 30 83 236 461 3,212

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 149 Sligo-Leitrim

Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 95,911 Spoiled votes 560 Valid poll 62,335 Turnout 65.58% Quota 12,468 Candidates 18

Party share of the vote Martin Kenny (SF) Ist preferences Nos % Marc MacSharry (FF) Fianna Fáil 20,177 32.37 Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 17,247 27.67 Fatima, Pearse Road, Sligo Cloonsarne, Aughavas, Co Leitrim Sinn Féin 11,103 17.81 Contact Details Contact Details Independent/ Constituency Office: Knockaderry Constituency offices in Ballinamore, House, Stephen St, Sligo Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon and Others 8,727 14.00 Office: (071) 9143616 Manorhamilton. Labour 1,829 2.93 Dáil: (01) 618 4221 E: [email protected] AAA-PBP 1,768 2.84 M: (086) 267 47 64 Office: (071) 964 4000 Renua Ireland 881 1.41 t: @MarcMacSharry Dáil: (01) 618 3860 M: (087) 652 8318 Green Party 603 0.97 Birth Place/Date Dublin, 12 July 1973 t: @MartinKenny Quota Seats Marital Status Birth Place/Date Fianna Fáil 1.6 2 Married, three children Leitrim, 1 October 1971 Fine Gael 1.4 1 Education Marital Status Sinn Féin 0.9 1 St. John’s Marist Brothers, Sligo. Married, four children Independent/ Castleknock College, Dublin Education Sligo Institute of Technology Others 0.7 - Occupation Labour 0.1 - Public representative. Auctioneer & Occupation estate agent Public representative AAA-PBP 0.1 - Renua Ireland 0 - Marc MacSharry is a new Dáil deputy. Martin Kenny is a new Dáil deputy. Sinn Green Party 0 - Member of the Committee of Public Fein Spokesperson on Agriculture, Accounts, the Select Committee on Food & the Marine. Member of the Joint Budgetary Oversight and the Select Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Arrangements for Food and the Marine. He succeeded Budgetary Scrutiny. Unsuccessful former Sinn Féin TD Michael Colreavy candidate at the 2011 general election. who retired at the dissolution of the Member of the Seanad 2002 – 2016 on 31st Dáil. the Industrial & Commercial Panel. Became a member of Leitrim County Son of former EU Commissioner Ray Council member in 2001when he was MacSharry, Minister and Sligo TD co-opted to replace Liam McGirl, the (1969 – 88). son of former Sinn Féin TD John Joe McGirl.

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Tony McLoughlin (FG) Eamon Scanlon (FF) Home Address Home Address Beechlawn, Barnasragh, Sligo Keenaghan, Ballymote, Co. Sligo Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: 48 John Street, Constituency Office: The Rock, Sligo, Co. Sligo. F91 D850 Ballymote and Humbert St, Office: (071) 911 001 Tubbercurry Dáil: (01) 618 3537 Office: (071) 919 7903 (Ballymote) and M: (087) 663 3587 (071) 930 2537 E: [email protected] Dáil: (01) 618 4087 W: www.tonymcloughlintd.ie M: (087) 680 3660 Birth Place/Date E: [email protected] Sligo, January 1949 W: www.eamonscanlon.jigsy.com t: @EamonScanlonTD Marital Status Married, three children Birth Place/Date Ballymote, Co. Sligo, 20 September Education 1954 Mount St. Joseph’s College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary Marital Status Married, four sons, two daughters Occupation Public Representative. Formerly sales Education representative Ballymote Corran College Occupation Tony McLoughlin is FG Assistant Public representative. Auctioneer and Whip. Member of the Joint Committee estate agent on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence and the Committee on the Eamon Scanlon is Fianna Fáil Junior Implementation of the Good Friday Spokesperson on Employment & Small Agreement. Business. First elected to the Dáil in the Elected to the Dáil in the February 2011 general election. Unsuccessfully 2007 General Election but lost his contested the 1981 general election seat in the 2011 general election. but did not stand again until 2011. Unsuccessfully contested the Member of Sligo County Council 2002 general election but elected to 1974 – 2011. Served as Mayor of Sligo the Seanad on the Agricultural panel. on four occasions. Former member of the Fianna Fáil He is a nephew of Joe McLoughlin, TD National Executive and Director of for Sligo-Leitrim from 1961 – 1977. Elections for former TD Matt Brennan. A keen sports fan, he played for St Member of Sligo County Council from Mary’s in his youth and he is a loyal 1991 – 2003. supporter of Coolera-Strand Hill GAA Former chairman of Ballymote Club. A member of the Sligo Rovers’ GAA Club, a member of Ballymote Development Committee. Enterprise Board, St Vincent de Paul and HSE Regional Health Forum.

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Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 4 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Murray, E's and O'Hara, B's Gallagher, O'Keeffe, S's Casserly, Perry, J's Bree, D's O'Rourke, MacManus, Kenny, M's MacSharry, Number of Votes O'Hora, L's Filan, F's Guckian, D's Quota 12,468 Sweeney, B's Votes N's Votes Votes M's Votes Votes Votes P's Votes C's Votes Surplus and M's Surplus Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result Result and Result + 32 + 65 + 52 + 55 + 93 + 618 + 237 + 959 + 151 Bree, Declan 3,250 3,282 3,347 3,399 3,454 3,547 4,165 4,402 5,361 5,512 - - - - - + 37 + 60 + 122 + 122 + 187 + 443 + 441 Casserly, Marie (Non-P.) 2,726 2,763 2,823 2,945 3,067 3,254 3,697 4,138 ------+ 6 + 26 Filan, Finbarr (R.I.) 881 887 913 ------+ 35 + 87 + 60 + 64 + 60 Gallagher, Nigel (AAA-PBP) 1,768 1,803 1,890 1,950 2,014 2,074 ------+ 38 + 20 + 36 Guckian, Des (Non-P.) 1,060 1,098 1,118 1,154 ------+ 63 + 20 + 34 + 214 + 94 + 207 + 40 + 242 + 35 + 666 + 1,323 + 4,772 KENNY, MARTIN (S.F.) 6,356 6,419 6,439 6,473 6,687 6,781 6,988 7,028 7,270 7,305 7,971 9,294 14,066 - - + 39 + 23 + 28 + 28 + 44 + 285 + 63 + 290 + 90 + 1,408 + 48 MacManus, Chris (S.F.) 4,747 4,786 4,809 4,837 4,865 4,909 5,194 5,257 5,547 5,637 7,045 7,093 - - - + 18 + 19 + 143 + 86 + 325 + 102 + 156 + 617 + 350 + 848 + 1,707 MACSHARRY, MARC (F.F.) 8,856 8,874 8,893 9,036 9,122 9,447 9,549 9,705 10,322 10,672 11,520 13,227 - - - + 32 + 33 + 101 + 33 + 69 + 45 + 528 + 615 + 1,837 + 590 + 112 + 362 + 381 + 21 * MCLOUGHLIN, TONY (F.G.) 6,172 6,204 6,237 6,338 6,371 6,440 6,485 7,013 7,628 9,465 10,055 10,167 10,529 10,910 10,931

Murray, Eamon (Non-P.) 356 ------+ 36 + 23 + 79 + 126 O'Hara, Bernie (Non-P.) 1,206 1,242 1,265 1,344 1,470 ------+ 16 O'Hora, Leslie V. John (G.P.) 603 619 ------+ 14 + 143 + 50 + 24 + 36 + 96 O'Keeffe, Susan (Lab.) 1,829 1,843 1,986 2,036 2,060 2,096 2,192 ------+ 27 + 12 + 25 + 147 + 141 + 20 + 44 + 86 + 52 + 82 O'Rourke, Paddy (F.F.) 5,447 5,474 5,486 5,511 5,658 5,799 5,819 5,863 5,949 6,001 6,083 - - - - + 10 + 18 + 35 + 21 + 46 + 33 + 207 + 162 * Perry, John (F.G.) 4,403 4,413 4,431 4,466 4,487 4,533 4,566 4,773 4,935 ------+ 30 + 40 + 55 + 147 + 83 + 27 + 260 + 218 + 1,183 + 206 + 1,171 + 85 + 139 + 101 Reynolds, Gerard (F.G.) 6,672 6,702 6,742 6,797 6,944 7,027 7,054 7,314 7,532 8,715 8,921 10,092 10,177 10,316 10,417 + 25 + 8 + 54 + 33 + 132 + 53 + 88 + 255 + 1,031 + 269 + 1,323 + 409 + 631 + 637 SCANLON, EAMON (F.F.) 5,874 5,899 5,907 5,961 5,994 6,126 6,179 6,267 6,522 7,553 7,822 9,145 9,554 10,185 10,822

Sweeney, Bernard (Non-P.) 129 ------+ 27 + 22 + 39 + 54 + 160 + 145 + 128 + 694 + 206 + 1,443 + 399 + 1,465 + 447 Non-transferable papers not effective - 27 49 88 142 302 447 575 1,269 1,475 2,918 3,317 4,782 5,229 - 5,229

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 112,615 Spoiled votes 646 Valid poll 77,948 Turnout 69.79% Quota 12,992 Candidates 13

Party share of the vote Michael Lowry (Ind) Mattie McGrath (Ind) Ist preferences Nos % Home Address Home Address Independent/ Glenreigh, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Mollough, Newcastle, Clonmel, Co. Others 31,991 41.04 Tipperary Tipperary Fianna Fáil 18,604 23.87 Contact Details Contact details Constituency Office: Abbey Road, Thurles Fine Gael 12,542 16.09 Constituency Office: Joyce’s Lane, The Office: (0504) 22022 Quay, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Labour 7,746 9.94 Dáil: (01) 618 3504 Office: (052) 612 9155 Sinn Féin 5,724 7.34 M: (087) 232 3828 Dáil: (01) 618 4062 Green Party 1,341 1.72 E: [email protected] M: (086) 818 4307 W: www.michaellowry.ie E: [email protected] Quota Seats Birth Place/Date W: www.mattiemcgrath.ie Independent/ Holycross, 13 March 1953 Birth Place/Date Others 2.5 3 Marital Status Newcastle, Clonmel, 1 September 1958 Fianna Fáil 1.4 1 Married, two sons, one daughter Marital Status Fine Gael 1.0 - Education Married, five daughters, three sons Labour 0.6 1 Thurles CBS Education Sinn Féin 0.4 - Occupation St. Joseph’s College, Cahir; Kildalton Green Party 0.1 - Public representative. Businessman Agriculture College, Co. Kilkenny; University College Cork (Diploma in Michael Lowry is an Independent deputy Communications Skills) and member of the Dail’s Rural Alliance Occupation Group. Member of the Joint Committee Full time Public Representative. Formerly on Communications, Climate Action and managed plant hire business Environment. Minister for Transport, Energy & Mattie McGrath is an Independent Communications from 15 December Deputy for Tipperary having previously 1994 to 30 November 1996 when he represented Tipperary South and a resigned after controversy over his member of the Dáil’s Rural Alliance business relationship with Ben Dunne. Group. Member of the Joint Committee Subsequently resigned from the Fine Gael on Housing, Planning, Community and Parliamentary Party in 1997. Elected as an Local Government; the Joint Committee Independent at each subsequent election on European Union Affairs; the : where he is backed by a strong local Committee on Procedure and the Select organisation in Tipperary, known informally Committee on Members’ Interests of as ‘Team Lowry’. One of two people Dáil Éireann. Member of the British Irish (the other was Charles Haughey) whose Parliamentary Association. financial affairs were investigated by the First elected to the Dáil for Fianna Fail Moriarty Tribunal (1997 – 2011), he has but left the party over issues including been embroiled in ongoing controversy stag hunting and the EU-IMF bailout. over his tax affairs for 20 years. Re-elected as an Independent in the Member of Tipperary North County Council 2011 and 2016 general elections. 1979 – 1995 and 1999 – 2003. Former Director of Muintir Na Tíre, Ring-a-Link and youngest ever Chairman of Tipperary Rural Transport Service, and Clonmel County GAA Board and Mid-Tipperary Boxing Club. Member of many local GAA Board. Former Chairman, Semple organisations. Stadium Management Committee when All Ireland set-dancing champion 1974. he initiated the popular ‘Féile’ festival. The ‘Trip to Tipp’ was introduced as a means of successfully repaying the huge outstanding debts following the 1984 GAA Centenary expenditure.

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Jackie Cahill (FF) Seamus Healy (Ind) Alan Kelly (Lab) Home Address Home Address Home Address Killinan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary Scrouthea, Oldbridge, Clonmel, Co. Loughrea, Ballina, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary Contact Details Tipperary Contact Details Constituency Office: 8-9 Parnell Street, Contact Details Constituency Office: 1 Summerhill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary Constituency Office: 56 Queen St., Nenagh, Co. Tipperary; Limerick Street, Office: (0504) 24 632 Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Roscrea and 28 Parnell Street, Clonmel. Dáil: (01) 618 3725 Office: (0502) 612 1883 Office (067) 34190 (Nenagh), (0505) M: (087) 282 0663 M: (087) 280 2199 24328 (Roscrea), (052) 6127544 (Clonmel) E: [email protected] Birth Place/Date Dáil: (01) 618 3229 W: www.jackiecahill.ie Clonmel, 9 August 1950 M: (087) 679 2859 t:@ jackiecahillff E: [email protected] Marital Status W: www.alankelly.ie Birth Place/Date Married, four daughters Thurles, 5 August 1957 t: @alankellylabour Education Birth Place/Date Marital Status CBS High School, Clonmel Single Limerick, 13 July 1975 Occupation Education Marital Status Public representative. Formerly hospital Married, one son, one daughter Thurles CBS administrator Occupation Education Public representative. Farmer Seamus Healy was elected as a United Portroe NS; Nenagh CBS; UCC (BA) Left Alliance candidate in 2011 for (English & History), MPhil (Political History); Jackie Cahill is a new Dáil deputy. Tipperary South constituency. Re- Boston College; Smurfit Business School Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesperson on elected in the 2016 General Election. (MBS in Ecommerce). Food & Horticulture. Member of the Founder member of the Clonmel-based Occupation Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food Workers and Unemployed Action Public representative. Formerly e-business and the Marine. Group (WUAG). manager with Fáilte Ireland Member of Tipperary County Council First elected to the Dáil at a by- 2014 – 2016. election in 2000 after two unsuccessful Alan Kelly is the Labour Party Spokesperson on Health, Jobs, Enterprise Former President of the ICMSA (Irish attempts. Retained his seat in 2002 but and Innovation. Member of the Committee Creamery Milk Suppliers Association) – lost it in 2007. of Public Accounts (Vice Chair), the 2005 to 2011; Former chairman of Irish Member of Clonmel Borough Council Committee on the Future of Healthcare and Dairy Council; Former member of Bord from 1985 – 2004 and Tipperary S.R. the Joint Committee on Health. Bia and Director of Thurles Greyhound County Council from 1991 – 2002. Co- Stadium. opted back onto the Council in 2007. Minister for the Environment, Community & Mayor of Clonmel 1994 – 95. Local Government (July 2014 – May 2016) and Minister of State at the Department of Served the IMPACT Trade Union at Transport, Tourism and Sport with special local and national level as branch responsibility for Public and Commuter Chairperson, member of the National Transport (February 2011 – July 2014). On Executive and Chairperson of the Friday 13 May 2016, he announced his union’s Health and Welfare Division. He intention to seek leadership of the Labour has also served as President of the Party but failed to attract a nomination from Clonmel Trades Council. his parliamentary colleagues, resulting in the unopposed appointment of Brendan Howlin as the new leader. MEP for the Ireland South constituency 2009 – 2011 and member of the Seanad on the Agricultural Panel from 2007 – 2009. Author of ‘A Political History of County Tipperary 1916 – 1997’.

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First Count Second Count Third Count Fourth Count Fifth Count Sixth Count Seventh Count

Transfer of Seats 5 Dillon, M's, Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Quota 12,992 Number of Votes Fitzgibbon, G's and Ambrose, S's Coonan, N's Morris, S's Smith, M's Cahill, J's Murphy, M's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result + 215 Ambrose, Siobhán (F.F.) 4,472 4,687 - - - - - + 128 + 1,561 + 427 + 584 + 4,948 CAHILL, JACKIE (F.F.) 7,414 7,542 9,103 9,530 10,114 15,062 - + 358 + 53 * Coonan, Noel (F.G.) 4,782 5,140 5,193 - - - -

Dillon, Michael (Non-P.) 238 ------

Fitzgibbon, Gearóid (G.P.) 1,341 ------+ 603 + 205 + 2,347 + 187 + 383 + 494 * Hayes, Tom (F.G.) 6,218 6,821 7,026 9,373 9,560 9,943 10,437 + 382 + 643 + 95 + 2,855 + 602 + 845 * HEALY, SEAMUS (NON-P.) 7,452 7,834 8,477 8,572 11,427 12,029 12,874 + 463 + 178 + 1,069 + 502 + 1,109 + 683 * KELLY, ALAN (LAB.) 7,746 8,209 8,387 9,456 9,958 11,067 11,750

* LOWRY, MICHAEL (NON-P.) 13,064 ------+ 544 + 1,038 + 245 * MCGRATH, MATTIE (NON-P.) 11,237 11,781 12,819 13,064 - - - + 197 + 117 + 167 Morris, Séamus Séan (S.F.) 5,724 5,921 6,038 6,205 - - - - 1,542 Murphy, Marie (F.G.) 1,542 ------+ 99 + 748 + 600 + 726 Smith, Michael (F.F.) 6,718 6,817 7,565 8,165 8,891 - - + 132 + 144 + 243 + 1351 + 1,849 + 48 Non-transferable papers not effective - 132 276 519 1,870 3,719 3,767

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Dillon, Michael (Non-P.) 238 ------

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 157 Waterford

Statistics Seats 4 Electorate 81,819 Spoiled votes 400 Valid poll 51,703 Turnout 63.68% Quota 10,341 Candidates 12

Party share of the vote David Cullinane (SF) Ist preferences Nos % Mary Butler (FF) Fine Gael 14,850 28.72 Home Address Home Address Fianna Fáil 10,603 20.51 Portlaw, Co. Waterford 1 Maple Terrace, Lisduggan, Waterford Sinn Féin 9,739 18.84 Contact Details Contact Details Independent/ Constituency Office: 4, Waterside, Constituency Office: 38/39 Stephen Waterford and 74, O’Connell Street, Street, Waterford Others 9,498 18.37 Dungarvan Office: (051) 856066 Labour 2,268 4.39 Office: (051) 852532 Dáil: (01) 618 3176 Green Party 2,237 4.33 Dáil: (01) 618 3599 M: (086) 372 5152 E: [email protected] AAA-PBP 1,646 3.18 M: (087) 742 5020 E: [email protected] W: www.davidcullinane.ie Renua Ireland 862 1.67 W: www.marybutlerwaterford.wordpress. t: @davidcullinane Quota Seats com Birth Place/Date Fine Gael 1.4 1 Birth Place/Date Waterford City, 4 July 1974 Fianna Fail 1.0 1 Waterford, 27 January 1963 Marital Status Sinn Féin 0.9 1 Marital Status Separated, two children Married, three children Independent/ Education Education Diploma in Marketing & Business Others 0.9 1 Waterford Institute of Technology Management Labour 0.2 - Occupation Occupation Green Party 0.2 - Public representative. Worked in retail Public representative AAA-PBP 0.2 - Renua Ireland 0 - Mary Butler is a new Dáil deputy. David Cullinane is a new deputy. Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesperson Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Public on Older People & Public Health Expenditure & Reform and all-Ireland Promotion. Chair of the Jobs, Spokesperson on Workers’ Rights. Enterprise and Innovation Committee. Member of the Committee of Public Member of the Committee on Housing Accounts; the Select Committee on and Homelessness (14 April – 17 June Budgetary Oversight and the Select 2016). Committee on Arrangements for She became the first new Fianna Fáil Budgetary Scrutiny. deputy since 2007 when she won Unsuccessful SF candidate in 10,603 first preferences votes. Member the 2002, 2007 and 2011 general of Waterford County Council 2014 – elections. Elected to the Seanad on the 16 for the Comeragh District. Labour Panel in 2011. Chairperson of Portlaw Camogie Club Member of Waterford City Council and Secretary of Portlaw Tidy Towns. 2004 – 2011. In 2013, he published a comprehensive report entitled ‘The South-East Economic Development Strategy’.

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John Halligan (Ind) John Deasy (FG) Home Address Home Address 47 John’s Hill, Waterford Kilrush, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: Oak Villa, Military Constituency Office: 35, O’Connell Road, Waterford Street, Dungarvan Office: (051) 051 871735 Office: (058) 43 003 or (051) 330 422 Dáil: (01) 618 3498 Dáil: (01) 618 3596 M: (086) 267 8622 M: (087) 418 7145 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] t: @JohnHalligan W: www.johndeasytd.ie Birth Place/Date Birth Place/Date Waterford, 18 January 1956 Dungarvan, 8 October 1967 Marital Status Marital Status Married, three daughters by previous Married, one son. marriage Education Education Coláiste Na Rinne, Dungarvan; St John’s Manor School; Mount Sion Mercyhurst College, Erie, SBS; Waterford Institute of Technology. Pennsylvania, US (BA, History & Occupation Communications); UCC (BCL) Minister of State. Formerly radio Occupation operator for Bell Lines. Public representative. A former US Congressional aide John Halligan is Minister of State for Minister of State for Training, Skills & John Deasy was first elected to the Innovation since19 May 2016. Elected Dáil in 2002 and every subsequent as a member of the Independent election. A longtime vocal opponent of Alliance. the party leader Enda Kenny. Former First elected in the 2011 general Front Bench Spokesperson on Justice, election. Unsuccessful candidate for Law & Equality. Former Chairman the Workers Party in the 2002 and of the Oireachtas European Affairs 2007 general elections. Committee. Member of Waterford City Council Member of Waterford County Council 1999 – 2011. Mayor of Waterford 1999 – 2003. Member of Dungarvan 2009 – 10. Town Council 1999 – 2003. Legislative Assistant to US Republic Senator John Heinz III, heir to and major shareholder in H.J. Heinz & Co., until his tragic death in an aircraft accident in April 1991 (1990 – 91) handling Trade & Foreign Affairs. Legislative Assistant to US Republican Congressman Ronald K. Machtley (1993 – 95). He is married to RTE television presenter and former TV3 crime correspondent Maura Derrane. He is a son of Austin Deasy, Dáil deputy 1977 – 2002 and Minister for Agriculture 1982 – 87.

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Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 4 Ahmed, S's and Conway, C's and Butler, M's Walsh, J's Power, M's Dunphy, Ú's Cullinane, D's Halligan, J's Quota 10,341 Number of Votes Quilty, E's O'Sullivan, G's Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Surplus and Result Surplus and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result

+ 3 Ahmed, Sheik Mohiuddin (Non-P.) 140 143 ------

BUTLER, MARY (F.F.) 10,603 - - -1 - - - - - + 36 + 36 + 131 + 188 + 35 + 2 + 1,309 + 158 * Coffey, Paudie (F.G.) 7,209 7,245 7,281 7,412 7,600 7,635 7,637 8,946 9,104 + 18 + 16 + 7 + 58 + 78 + 4 * Conway, Ciara (Lab.) 2,268 2,286 2,302 2,309 2,367 2,445 2,449 - - + 44 + 43 + 64 + 77 + 530 CULLINANE, DAVID (S.F.) 9,739 9,783 9,826 9,890 9,967 10,497 - - - + 46 + 10 + 109 + 190 + 71 + 5 + 1,371 + 228 * DEASY, JOHN (F.G.) 7,641 7,687 7,697 7,806 7,996 8,067 8,072 9,443 9,671 + 10 + 63 + 48 + 90 Dunphy, Úna (AAA-PBP) 1,646 1,656 1,719 1,767 1,857 - - - - + 62 + 70 + 75 + 161 + 597 + 74 + 1,803 * HALLIGAN, JOHN (NON-P.) 8,306 8,368 8,438 8,513 8,674 9,271 9,345 11,148 - + 17 + 31 + 94 + 188 + 401 + 25 O'Sullivan, Grace (G.P.) 2,237 2,254 2,285 2,379 2,567 2,968 2,993 - - + 18 + 22 + 185 Power, Mailo (R.I.) 862 880 902 1,087 - - - - - + 1 Quilty, Edward (D.D.I.) 194 195 ------+ 7 + 30 Walsh, John D (Non-P.) 858 865 895 ------+ 17 + 182 + 135 + 145 + 46 + 959 + 421 Non-transferable papers not effective - - 17 199 334 479 525 1,484 1,905

*Denotes outgoing TD

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+ 3 Ahmed, Sheik Mohiuddin (Non-P.) 140 143 ------

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Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 109,861 Spoiled votes 691 Valid poll 71,661 Turnout 65.86% Quota 11,944 Candidates 17

Party share of the vote James Browne (FF) Ist preferences Nos % Brendan Howlin (Lab) Fianna Fáil 19,106 26.66 Home Address Home Address Fine Gael 16,708 23.32 Whiterock Hill, Wexford 61 St. Aidan’s Villas, Enniscorthy. Independent/ Contact Details Contact Details Office: (053) 912 4036 Constituency Office: Lower Church St, Others 13,850 19.33 Dáil: (01) 618 3538 Enniscorthy, Co.Wexford. Labour 10,574 14.76 M: (087) 231 4671 Office: (053) 9235046. Sinn Féin 7,260 10.13 E: [email protected] Dáil: (01) 618 3094. Social Democrat 1,635 2.28 W: www.brendanhowlin.ie M: (086) 857 5387. E: [email protected] AAA-PBP 1,472 2.05 Birth Place/Date Green Party 1,056 1.47 Wexford, 9 May 1956 Birth Place/Date Marital Status Wexford, 9 November 1975. Quota Seats Single Education Fianna Fáil 1.6 1 Education St. Mary’s CBS, Enniscorthy; Waterford Fine Gael 1.4 2 Wexford CBS; St Patrick’s College, IT; UCC and the King’s Inns. Independent/ Drumcondra, Dublin. Occupation Others 1.2 1 Occupation Public representative. Barrister Labour 0.9 1 Public representative. Formerly national James Browne is a new Dáil deputy. Sinn Féin 0.6 - school teacher Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Mental Social Democrat 0.1 - Brendan Howlin was elected Leader Health. Member of the Committee on AAA-PBP 0.1 - of the Labour Party on 20 May 2016. the Future of Healthcare. Member of Wexford County Council 2014 – 2016. Green Party 0 - Labour Spokesperson on Justice and Northern Ireland. Member of the Sub- Former member of Enniscorthy Town Committee on Dáil Reform. Council. Leas Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Eireann Before qualifying as a 2007 – 2011. Minister for Public barrister he studied Hotel and Catering Expenditure & Reform 2011 – 2016. Studies and worked in various roles in Minister for the Environment 1994 – bars and hotels. 97; Minister for Health 1993 – 94. Deputy Browne is the son of John First elected to the Dáil in 1987 and Browne TD for Wexford (1982 – 2016) at every subsequent election. Labour and Minister of State. He formerly Spokesman on a variety of portfolios played for Marshalstown GAA Club including Finance; Justice, Health & and Moyne Rangers soccer club. Youth Affairs and Health & Women’s Rights. Taoiseach’s nominee to the Seanad 1982 – 87. Member of Wexford County Council 1985 - 93; Wexford Borough Council 1981 – 93 and Mayor 1986 – 87.

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Mick Wallace (Ind) Michael W. D’Arcy (FG) Paul Kehoe (FG) Home Address Home Address Home Address Wellingtonbridge, County Wexford. Annagh, Gorey, Co. Wexford 22 Greenville Court, Enniscorthy, Co Contact Details Contact Details Wexford Constituency Office: Ferrycarrig Park, Constituency Office: 71 Main Street, Contact Details Wexford Gorey, Co Wexford Constituency Office: 7 Weafer Street, Office: (053) 91 26051 Office: (053) 948 3966 Enniscorthy and Unit 1, Priory Quay, Dáil: (01) 618 3287 Dáil: (01) 618 3542 New Ross M: (087) 245 4510 M: (087) 990 1055 Office: (053) 924 3558 (Enniscorthy) E: [email protected] E: [email protected] and (051) 425900 (New Ross) W: www.mickwallace.net W: www.michaeldarcy.ie Dáil: (01) 618 4473 t: @wallacemick Birth Place/Date M: (087) 202 1383 Birth Place/Date Wexford, 26 February 1970 E: [email protected] W: www.paulkehoe.com Wexford, 9 November 1955 Marital Status Marital Status Married, two children Birth Place/Date Wexford. 11 January 1973 Divorced, three sons, one daughter Education Education Ballythomas NS; Gorey CBS; University Marital Status Ballymitty NS; St. Augustice’s College, of London (Diploma in Law) Married, two daughters, one son Dungarvan, Co. Waterford; Good Occupation Education Counsel College, New Ross. UCD Public representative. Farmer St Mary’s CBS, Enniscorthy; Kildalton (English, History & Philosophy) Agricultural College Occupation Michael W. D’Arcy is a member of Occupation Public representative. Former builder/ the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Minister of State. Formerly worked in developer Food and the Marine and the Joint Sales/Marketing. Farmer Committee on Finance, Public Mick Wallace was first elected to the Expenditure and Reform, and Paul Kehoe is Minister of State at Dáil as an Independent deputy in the Taoiseach. the Department of the Taoiseach February 2011 general election. He First elected to the Dáil in the and Defence with responsibility for joined Independents4 Change in 2014. 2007 general election but lost his Defence. Government Chief Whip and Member of the Joint Committee on seat in 2011. Elected to the Seanad Minister of State at the Departments Justice and Equality and the Committee on the Administrative Panel in 2011. of the Taoiseach and Defence since on Housing and Homelessness FG Deputy Spokesperson on Justice, (2011 – 2016). First elected to the Dáil (14 April – 17 June 2016). with Special Responsibility for Equality in 2002. Fine Gael Chief Whip (2004 – His firm, Wallace Construction, built (2007 – 2011). 11). Previously deputy spokesperson on Communications, Marine and well-known projects including the Italian Member of Wexford County Council Natural Resources. Quarter on Ormond Quay and Behan for the Gorey district (2004 – 2007). Square at Croke Park. The company Vice-Chairman of Wexford County Former Chairman Macra na Feirme. also extended into the food and wine Council (2004-2005), former Chairman Winner of Macra National Leadership industry with a number of Italian wine of Co. Wexford VEC and former Award 2001. Former County Youth bar restaurants. On 19 December member of the board of management Officer for Fine Gael and Co Wexford 2016 Wallace was declared bankrupt of both Gorey Community School and GAA. by the High Court when his total debts Kilmuckridge Vocational College. Member, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann exceeded €30m. He won an All-Ireland junior football and the Irish Handicapped Children’s He is a keen football supporter and has title with Wexford in 1992 and was a Pilgrimage Trust. managed the Wexford Under-18 county Leinster U-21 runner-up in 1988. He teams for twenty years and the Under- won five Wexford senior titles with 16s for thirteen. In 2006 he founded Kilanerin. his own club, Wexford Youths FC, and He is the son of Michael D’Arcy TD for gained entry to the League of Ireland. Wexford 1977 – 92 and 1997 – 2002.

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Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Seats 5 Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Lloyd, D's and Dwyer, J's Wadding, D's Kelly, L's Byrne, A's Carthy, G's Browne, J's Howlin, B's Byrne, M's Wallace, M's Number of Votes Foxe, C's Walsh, A's Hogan, J's Quota 11,944 Maloney, D's Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Surplus Surplus Votes Surplus Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result and Result

+ 23 + 87 + 46 + 24 + 59 + 29 + 55 + 1,549 + 735 BROWNE, JAMES (F.F.) 9,827 9,850 9,937 9,983 10,007 10,066 10,095 10,150 11,699 12,434 - - - - + 17 + 71 + 40 + 65 + 105 + 51 + 72 Byrne, Aoife (F.F.) 3,164 3,181 3,252 3,292 3,357 3,462 3,513 3,585 ------+ 8 + 16 + 65 + 18 + 19 + 45 + 81 + 583 + 172 + 271 + 16 Byrne, Malcolm (F.F.) 6,115 6,123 6,139 6,204 6,222 6,241 6,286 6,367 6,950 7,122 7,393 7,409 - - + 55 + 79 + 39 + 44 + 77 + 135 + 292 + 186 Carthy, Ger (Non-P.) 3,134 3,189 3,268 3,307 3,351 3,428 3,563 3,855 4,041 - - - - - + 5 + 27 + 83 + 421 + 23 + 33 + 100 + 84 + 310 + 33 + 33 + 2,421 + 274 D'ARCY, MICHAEL (F.G.) 7,798 7,803 7,830 7,913 8,334 8,357 8,390 8,490 8,574 8,884 8,917 8,950 11,371 11,645 + 14 + 44 + 32 + 7 Dwyer, John (Non-P.) 1,265 1,279 1,323 1,355 1,362 ------+ 26 Foxe, Caroline (Non-P.) 930 956 ------+ 19 + 33 + 39 Hogan, Julie (F.G.) 1,214 1,233 1,266 1,305 ------+ 61 + 96 + 176 + 233 + 60 + 111 + 458 + 302 * HOWLIN, BRENDAN (LAB.) 10,574 10,635 10,731 10,907 11,140 11,200 11,311 11,769 12,071 - - - - - + 7 + 61 + 44 + 344 + 107 + 25 + 60 + 178 + 352 + 48 + 27 + 644 + 111 * KEHOE, PAUL (F.G.) 7,696 7,703 7,764 7,808 8,152 8,259 8,284 8,344 8,522 8,874 8,922 8,949 9,593 9,704 + 42 + 30 + 176 + 24 + 32 + 240 Kelly, Leonard (S.D.) 1,635 1,677 1,707 1,883 1,907 1,939 2,179 ------

Lloyd, David (D.D.I.) 128 ------

Maloney, David (Non-P.) 476 ------+ 97 + 58 + 36 + 15 + 246 + 324 + 212 + 102 + 445 + 29 + 8 + 573 + 247 Mythen, John (S.F.) 7,260 7,357 7,415 7,451 7,466 7,712 8,036 8,248 8,350 8,795 8,824 8,832 9,405 9,652 + 86 + 58 + 115 + 18 + 94 Wadding, Deirdre (AAA-PBP) 1,472 1,558 1,616 1,731 1,749 1,843 ------+ 96 + 224 + 161 + 70 + 385 + 722 + 638 + 412 + ,1192 + 70 + 43 + 1,490 * WALLACE, MICK (I.4.C) 7,917 8,013 8,237 8,398 8,468 8,853 9,575 10,213 10,625 11,817 11,887 11,930 13,420 - + 8 + 29 Walsh, Ann (G.P.) 1,056 1,064 1,093 ------+ 40 + 43 + 41 + 22 + 155 + 128 + 211 + 189 + 835 + 39 + 2,281 + 844 Non-transferable papers not effective - 40 83 124 146 301 429 640 829 1,664 1,703 - 1,703 3,984 4,828

*Denotes outgoing TD

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Lloyd, David (D.D.I.) 128 ------

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Statistics Seats 5 Electorate 97,858 Spoiled votes 596 Valid poll 68,804 Turnout 70.92% Quota 11,468 Candidates 16

Party share of the vote John Brady (SF) Ist preferences Nos % Stephen Donnelly (FF) Fine Gael 18,955 27.55 Home Address Home Address Social Democrat 14,348 20.85 Greystones, Co. Wicklow. 63 Kilbride Grove, Bray, Co. Wicklow Sinn Féin 11,151 16.21 Contact Details Contact Details Fianna Fáil 9,279 13.49 Constituency: Carriage House, Church Constituency Office: 1st Floor, 27 Main Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow Street, Bray and 18a Upper Main Renua Ireland 5,510 8.01 Office: (01) 201 7300 Street, Arklow Independent/ Dáil: (01) 618 4293 Office: (01) 276 2623 (Bray) and (0402) Others 3,797 5.52 M: (086) 360 242. 41 853 (Arklow). Dáil: (01) 618 3365 Labour 2,634 3.83 E: [email protected] W: www.stephendonnelly.ie E: [email protected] AAA-PBP 1,780 2.59 t: @DonnellyStephen W: www.johnbradysf.blogspot.ie Green Party 1,350 1.96 Birth Place/Date t:@johnbradysf Quota Seats Dublin 1975 Birth Place/Date Fine Gael 1.7 2 Marital Status Bray, 18 July 1973 Social Democrat 1.3 1 Married, three sons Marital Status Married, five children. Sinn Féin 1.0 1 Education Fianna Fáil 0.8 1 St. David’s Secondary School, Education Greystones. UCD (BE Mechanical Dublin Institute of Technology. Renua Ireland 0.5 - Engineering); Massachusetts Institute Occupation

Independent/ of Technology; Harvard’s Kennedy Public representative. Former Others 0.3 - School of Government (Masters in carpenter Labour 0.2 - public Administration and International Development). John Brady is a new Dáil deputy AAA-PBP 0.2 - Occupation and Sinn Féin’s party’s first Dáil Green Party 0.1 - Public Representative. Former representative in Wicklow for almost Management Consultant 100 years. Sinn Féin Spokesman on Social Protection. Member of the Joint Stephen Donnelly is Fianna Fáil Committee on Social Protection. Spokesperson on Brexit. Member Member of Wicklow County Council of the Joint Committee on Jobs, 2009 – 2016. Member of Bray Town Enterprise and Innovation; the Select Council from 2004-2009. Committee on Budgetary Oversight and the Select Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny. First elected to the Dáil in the February 2011 general election as an Independent. Co-founder of the Social Democrats and stood for the party in February 2016 election. Resigned from the party on 5 September 2016 and continued as an Independent deputy until joining Fianna Fáil in February 2017. Decided to stand as an Independent Dáil candidate on the day the IMF came to Ireland in 2010.

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Simon Harris (FG) Andrew Doyle (FG) Pat Casey (FF) Home Address Home Address Home Address 79 Redford Park, Greystones, Co. Wicklow Lickeen, Roundwood, Co. Wicklow. Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Contact Details Contact Details Contact Details Constituency Office: Office 4, Market Court, Office: (0404) 666 22 Glendalough Hotel, Glendalough, Co. Main Street, Bray and Suite 4, The Civic M: (086) 837 0088 Wicklow Building, Blessington E: [email protected] Office: (0402) 42105 Office (01) 281 3727 (Bray) and (045) W: www.andrewdoyle.ie Dáil: (01) 618 3516 851 616 (Blessington) t: @ADoyleTD M: (086) 264 9483 Dáil: (01) 618 3805 Birth Place/Date E: [email protected] M: (087) 961 2991 Dublin, 2 July 1960 Birth Place/Date E: [email protected] Wicklow, 11 March 1961 W: www.simonharris.ie Marital Status Married, three sons, one daughter Marital Status Birth Place/Date - Dublin, 17 October 1986 Education Trooperstown and Rathdrum national Education Marital Status schools; De La Salle, Wicklow Town; Dublin Institute of Technology Single. Rockwell Agricultural College, Co. Occupation Education Tipperary Public representative. Hotelier St David’s Secondary School, Greystones. Occupation DIT (Journalism) Minister of State and public Pat Casey is a new Fianna Fáil deputy. Occupation representative. Farmer. Fianna Fáil Junior Spokesperson on Government Minister and public Urban Renewal & Housing. Member representative Andrew Doyle is Minister of State for of the Joint Committee on Housing, Food, Forestry & Horticulture. First Planning, Community and Local Simon Harris is Minister for Health. First elected to the Dáil in 2007. Former Government. elected to the Dáil in the 2011 general Chair of the Oireachtas Committee Member of Wicklow County Council election when he was the youngest on Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2004 – 2014. First elected to Wicklow member of the 31st Dáil. Served as Minister (2011 – 2016). County Council as an Independent. of State at the Department of Finance Member of Wicklow County Council Joined Fianna Fáil in 2007. with special responsibility for the Office 1999 – 2007. Chairman of Wicklow Pat Casey is a nephew of the late of Public Works, Public Procurement and County Council 2005 – 06. Bishop Eamon Casey. International Banking (July 2014 – May As a young farmer in 1981, he won the 2016). Stephen Cullinane Scholarship to New Former member of the Dáil Public Accounts Zealand, where he played rugby in Committee (PAC) and the Joint Oireachtas Canterbury. Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. Ran unsuccessfully as a Fine Gael candidate in the Ireland South constituency in the 2014 European Parliament elections. Member of Greystones Town Council and Wicklow County Council 2009 – 11. Former advisor to the Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald when she was FG leader in the Seanad (2007 – 11). First became involved in politics through his work as a disability advocate. Before entering politics, Simon established the Wicklow Triple A Alliance, a charity to support children and families affected by Autism.

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Transfer of Transfer of Seats 5 Transfer of Hutchinson, K's Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Transfer of Doyle, A's and Donnelly, S's and Matthews, S's Briggs, S's Cronin, A's Cuffe, J's Ferris, A's Behan, J's Quota 11,468 Number of Votes Keddy, C's Surplus and Result Kearns, B's Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result Votes and Result + 275 + 29 + 165 + 178 + 571 + 44 + 281 + 605 Behan, Joe (Non-P.) 3,070 3,345 3,374 3,539 3,717 4,288 4,332 4,613 5,218 - + 338 BRADY, JOHN (S.F.) 11,151 11,489 ------+ 155 + 58 + 464 + 301 Briggs, Sharon (AAA-PBP) 1,241 1,396 1,454 1,918 2,219 - - - - - + 157 + 11 + 48 + 47 + 48 + 100 + 2,231 + 283 + 1,046 CASEY, PAT (F.F.) 6,289 6,446 6,457 6,505 6,552 6,600 6,700 8,931 9,214 10,260 + 58 + 14 + 13 + 85 + 61 Cronin, Avril (F.G.) 2,091 2,149 2,163 2,176 2,261 2,322 - - - - + 189 + 13 + 57 + 90 + 109 + 100 Cuffe, Jennifer (F.F.) 2,990 3,179 3,192 3,249 3,339 3,448 3,548 - - -

* DONNELLY, STEPHEN (S.D.) 14,348 ------+ 182 + 17 + 41 + 139 + 42 + 1,260 + 235 + 1,691 + 742 * DOYLE, ANDREW (F.G.) 6,045 6,227 6,244 6,285 6,424 6,466 7,726 7,961 9,652 10,394 + 73 + 43 Doyle, Anna (AAA-PBP) 539 612 655 ------+ 227 + 12 + 39 + 501 + 220 + 226 + 173 * Ferris, Anne (Lab.) 2,634 2,861 2,873 2,912 3,413 3,633 3,859 4,032 - - + 649 * HARRIS, SIMON (F.G.) 10,819 11,468 ------+ 49 Hutchinson, Katrina (D.D.I.) 168 217 ------+ 8 Kearns, Bob (Non-P.) 112 120 ------+ 29 + 44 Keddy, Charlie (Non-P.) 447 476 520 ------+ 264 + 37 + 94 Matthews, Steven (G.P.) 1,350 1,614 1,651 1,745 ------+ 227 + 25 + 96 + 159 + 214 + 436 + 243 + 369 + 1,080 * Timmins, Billy (R.I.) 5,510 5,737 5,762 5,858 6,017 6,231 6,667 6,910 7,279 8,359 - + 34 + 158 + 245 + 954 + 156 + 385 + 1,084 + 2,350 Non-transferable papers not effective - 34 192 437 1,391 1,547 1,932 3,016 5,366

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Michael O’Leary CEO Ryanair with Senator Sean Barrett photographed at Trinity College Dublin as he launches his campaign for election to Seanad Eireann and discusses the Brexit referendum. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons / The Irish Times

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List of Candidates

Nominating Bodies Sub-panel Oireachtas Sub-panel Coghlan, Eamonn Coffey, Paudie Sheahan, Tom Conway, Martin Fitzpatrick, Mary Welby, Thomas J. Daly, Mark Hopkins, Maura Wilson, Diarmuid Dempsey, Lorraine Humphreys, Kevin Dolan, John Irwin, Jonathan O’Grady, Rosaleen Ó Donnghaile Niall Power, Sean Roche, Mary

Martin Conway (FG) Education Ennistymon CBS, UCD (BA in Economics & Home Address Politics) Woodmount, Ennistymon, Co Clare Occupation Contact Details Public representative Constituency Office: The Square, Ennistymon, Co Clare FG Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Office: (065) 707 2222 Disability and Equality. He is the first visually Seanad: (01) 618 3035 impaired member of the Oireachtas. M: (087) 261 2977 First elected to the Seanad in 2011. Member E: [email protected] of Clare County Council (2004 – 2011). W: www.martinconway.ie Founder member of AHEAD which aims to Birth Place/Date improve third-level access for people with Ennistymon, 8 April 1974 disabilities. Marital Status Married

Mark Daly (FF) Education Holy Cross College, Kenmare; Dublin Home Address Institute of Technology (Diploma in V 34 Henry Street, Kenmare, Co. Kerry aluaitons); Greenwich University, London Contact Details (BSc in Management). Harvard Kennedy Seanad: (01) 618 3830 School M: (086) 803 2612 Occupation E: [email protected] Senator. Auctioneer Birth Place/Date Mark Daly is Deputy FF leader in the Cork, 12 March 1973 Seanad and Spokesperson on Foreign Marital Status Affairs, the Irish Overseas and Diaspora. Single First elected to the Seanad in 2007 and re- elected in 2011 and 2016.

John Dolan (Ind) Education Abbey CBS, Tipperary; UCD; College of Contact Details Commerce, Rathmines Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Occupation Seanad: (01) 618 3648 Public representative. CEO of the Disability M: (086) 795 7467 Federation of Ireland E: [email protected] W: www.johndolan1.wordpress.com John Dolan is a well-known campaigner for Birth Place disability inclusion advocate. He is a native Tipperary of Tipperary Town. He has had polio since childhood. Member of the Civil Engagement Marital Status Group. Married, one daughter

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Maura Hopkins (FG) Marital Status Single Home Address Education Edmondstown, Ballaghaderreen, Co. UCG Roscommon Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Occupational therapist Seanad (01) 618 3368 M: (086) 856 4206 Maura Hopkins is the FG Seanad Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Spokesperson on Arts, Heritage and E: [email protected] Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Development. W: www.maurahopkins.blogspot.ie Unsuccessful candidate in the Roscommon- Birth Place/Date East Galway constituency in the 2016 General Roscommon, 3 May 1984 Election and in the 2014 by-election. Member of Roscommon County Council for the Boyle Electoral Area 2014 – 2016.

Kevin Humphreys (Lab) Education Star of the Sea Sandymount NS; Ringsend Home Address Technical College O’Connell Gardens, Bath Avenue, Occupation Sandymount, Dublin 4 Public representative. Former Production Contact Details Technician in Pharmaceutical Industry Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Seanad: (01) 618 3224 Kevin Humphreys is the Labour Seanad M: (087) 298 9103 Whip and Spokesperson on Dublin. Minister E: [email protected] of State at the Department of Social W: www.kevinhumphreys.ie Protection with special responsibility for Activation (2014 – 2016). First elected to the Birth Place/Date Dáil in the Dublin South East Constituency Dublin, 4 February 1958 in 2011. Lost his seat in the 2016 general Marital Status election. Member of Dublin City Council from Married, two children South East Inner City Ward (1999 – 2011).

Niall O’Donnghaile (SF) Education University of Ulster Home Address Belfast Occupation Public representative. Former Belfast Councillor. Contact Details Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Niall O’Donnghaile was the youngest ever Mayor Seanad (01) 618 3092 Belfast 2011/12 at the age of 25. He formerly E: [email protected] worked as Sinn Féin’s Press office in the Northern Birth Place/Date Ireland Assembly. Belfast, 28 May 1985 Marital Status Single

Diarmuid Wilson (FF) Education Ballinagh NS, Cavan; Cavan Vocational Home Address School; St Patrick’s College, Maynooth; 46 Carrickfern, Cavan Brunel University, London Contact Details Occupation Seanad: (01) 618 3561 Public representative M: (087) 232 3959 E: [email protected] Senator Wilson is FF Group Whip and Seanad Spokesperson on Public Birth Place/Date Expenditure and Defence. First elected to Cavan, 20 November 1965 the Seanad in 2002, re-elected in 2007, Marital Status 2011 and 2016. Member of Cavan County Married, four children Council (1999 – 2003). Nephew of John Wilson TD, Minister and Tánaiste (1973 – 1992).

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List of Candidates

Nominating Bodies Sub-panel Oireachtas Sub-panel Burke, Paddy O’Flynn, Frank Boyhan, Victor Byrne, Maria O’Neill, Pat Comiskey, Michael Daly, Paul O’Reilly, Shane P. Conway-Walsh, Rose Hayes, Pat Sheahan, John Coonan, Noel Landy, Denis Smith, Michael Gerety-Quinn, Connie Lombard, Tim Lawlor, Anthony Mooney, Paschal Ó Clochartaigh, Trevor Ó Domhnaill, Brian O’Sullivan, Grace O’Donovan, Denis Whitmore, Jennifer

Victor Boyhan (Ind) Occupation Public representative Home Address 25 Grange Crescent, Kill O’ the Grange, Elected to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin County Council for the Blackrock area at the 1999 Irish local elections as a Contact Details Progressive Democrat candidate. He lost Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 his seat at the 2004 local elections but Seanad: (01) 618 3333 was re-elected in 2009 and 2014 as an M: (086) 235 0382 independent candidate. Boyhan is a close E: [email protected] friend of retired Irish soccer international W: www.victorboyhan.ie Paul McGrath with whom he grew up in the Birth Place/Date “Birds Nest” home on York Road in Dún Dublin, 1961 Laoghaire and later in Monkstown.

Paddy Burke (FG) Education Ballinafad College, Castlebar; Rockwell Home Address Agricultural College, Co. Tipperary Annagh, Castlebar, Co. Mayo Occupation Contact Details Public representative Office: (094) 902 2568 Seanad: (01) 618 3574 Cathaoirleach of the 24th Seanad (2011 – 2016) M: (087) 244 1802 and Leas Cathaoirleach of the 23rd and 24th E: [email protected] Seanad (2002 – 2011). First elected to the Birth Place/Date Seanad on the Agricultural Panel in 1993. Castlebar, 15 January 1955 Member of Mayo County Council 1979 – 2003. Marital Status Married

Maria Byrne (FG) Birth Place Limerick Home Address Occupation Mannixville, O’Connell Avenue, Limerick Public Representative Contact Details Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Maria Byrne is a new Senator. FG Seanad Seanad: (01) 618 3067 Spokesperson on Education and Skills. M: (086) 830 0951 Member of Joint Committee on Education E: [email protected] and Skills. Member of Limerick City and County Council 1999 – 2016. Mayor of Limerick 2010 – 2011.

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Rose Conway-Walsh (SF) Education Our Lady’s Secondary School, Belmullet; Home Address Institute of Public Administration (BA, Public Drum, Clogher, Belmullet, Co Mayo Management, MA, Local Government) Contact Details Occupation Leinser House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Public representative Seanad: (01) 618 3664 M: (087) 284 6830 Rose Conway-Walsh is the Sinn Féin E: [email protected] Seanad Group Leader. Member of Sinn Féin Ard Comhairle. Member of Mayo County Birth Place/Date Council 2009 – 2016. London, 1970

Paul Daly (FF) Education Kilbeggan Secondary, University of Limerick Home Address (Bachelor of Technology) Cornaher, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Farmer. Steel plant Seanad: (01) 618 3965 manager M: (086) 831 4388 E: [email protected] Paul Daly is Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and Birth Place/Date Marine. Former member of Westmeath County Co. Westmeath, 1965 Council (2008 – 2016). Marital Status Married

Denis Landy (Lab) Education CBS Carrick-On-Suir; UCC (Diploma in Home Address Rural Development); IPA (Certificate in Local Mainstown, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary Government) Contact Details Occupation Office: (051) 641 641 Public representative Seanad: (01) 618 3351 M: (087) 232 6138 Denis Landy is the Labour Part Seanad E: [email protected] Spokesperson on Local Government Reform and Birth Place/Date Regional Development. Tipperary, 28 February 1962 First elected to the Seanad on the Administrative Marital Status Panle in 2011. Former member of Carrick-On-Suir Married, one son Council (1988 – 2011) and Tipperary SR County Council (1991 – 2011).

Tim Lombard (FG) Birth Place/Date Cork, 1976 Home Address Marital Status Granig, Minane Bridge, Co. Cork Married. Two daughters Contact Details Occupation Seanad: (01) 618 3628 Public representative. Dairy farmer M: (086) 832 9119 E: [email protected]; Tim Lombard is the Fine Gael Seanad [email protected] Spokesperson on Communications, Climate W: www.timlombard.ie Action and the Environment. Co-opted to Cork County Council in 2003, replacing Simon Coveney T.D. and was re-elected in 2004 and 2009. Youngest ever Mayor of Cork County in 2011/12.

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Trevor O’Clochartaigh (SF) Marital Status Married, four children Home Address Education An Caorán Beag, An Ceathrú, Co. na Gaillimhe NUI Galway (B.Comm) Contact Details Occupation Constituency Office: Urlár 3, Teach Ross, Br. Public representative Na gCeannaithe, Gaillimh Office (091) 56792 Trevor O’Clochartaigh is the Sinn Féin Seanad Seanad: (01) 618 4069 Spokesperson on the Diaspora and Housing, M: (087) 247 66 24 Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts & the E: [email protected] Gaeltacht. First elected to the Seanad in 2011. Birth Place/Date Unsuccessful candidate in 2011 and 2016 general Huddersfield, England, 14 March 1968 elections. Former manager and artistic director of An Taibhdhearc in Galway and producer/director on Ros Na Rún and Fair City TV soap operas.

Brian O’Domhnaill (FF) Marital Status Married Home Address Education Kilult, Falcarragh, Co. Donegal Falcarragh Community School, University of Ulster Contact Details (BSc. Hons) Constituency Office: Main Street, Occupation Gortahork, Co Donegal Public representative. Former teacher Office: (074) 916 5466 M: (086) 821 8084 Appointed as Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s nominee to the E: [email protected] Seanad in 2007, elected on the Agricultural Panel in W: www.brianodomhnaill.ie 2011 and 2016 as a Fianna Fáil candidate. Member of Birth Place/Date Donegal County Council (2004 – 2007). Resigned from Letterkenny, 18 October 1977 Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party in December 2016 after he was found to have breached ethics legislation over travelling expenses in 2006.

Denis O’Donovan (FF) Education Bantry Secondary School; Carrignavar Home Address Secondary College; UCC (BCl) 9 Beacon Hill, Bantry, Co. Cork Occupation Contact Details Cathaoirleach Seanad Eireann. Solicitor Office: (027) 50808 Seanad: (01) 618 3079 Denis O’Donovan was elected Cathaoirleach M: (087) 254 3806 of Seanad Eireann on 8 June 2016. E: [email protected] First appointed to the Seanad as a Birth Place/Date Taoiseach’s nominee 1989 – 93. Elected on Bantry, Co. Cork, 23 July 1955 the Industrial Panel 1997 – 2002 and 2007 – 2011. TD for Cork South West 2002 – 2007. Marital Status Member of Cork County Council 1985 – Separated, three sons, one daughter 2003.

Grace O’Sullivan (Green Party) Occupation Public representative. Environmentalist Home Address 31 Crobally Heights, Tramore, Co. Waterford Grace O’Sullivan is the sole Green Party Senator and sits with five other senators in Contact Details The Civil Engagement group. Unsuccessful Seanad (01) 618 3774 candidate for the Green Party in the Ireland M: (086) 154 6891 South constituency in the 2014 European E: [email protected] Election. Birth Place An environmentalist, she is best-known for Waterford her high-profile activism during her 20-year Education career with Greenpeace. She is a former Irish Stella Maris, Tramore; Ursuline Convent, surfing champion and has worked for the Waterford; Open University; UCC; WIT past number of years as an environmental education specialist and ecologist.

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Nominating Bodies Sub-panel Oireachtas Sub-panel Brabazon, Tom Howard, Mary Byrne, Malcolm Burke, Deirdre MacBride, Seán Clifford-Lee, Lorraine Carey, Declan Ó Ceallaigh, Seosamh Cuffe, Jennifer Collins, Michael O’Connor, Claire Dermody, Anne-Marie Connolly, John O’Higgins, Adrian McFadden, Gabrielle Conway, Joe Ó Laoi, Seosamh O’Donnell, Kieran Crowley, Liam Swanick, Keith D’Arcy, Jim Walsh, Seamus Finucane, Jim Warfield, Fintan

Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Education UCC (Law) Home Address Occupation 49 Grenview, Seabrook Manor, Portmarnock, Public representative. Solicitor Co. Dublin Contact Details Lorraine Clifford-Lee is Fianna Fáil Seanad Leisnter House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Spokesperson on Justice, Children and Youth Seanad (01) 618 3747 Affairs. Unsuccessful candidate in the Fingal M: (087) 650 1110 constituency in the 2016 General Election and E: [email protected] in the Pembroke-South Dock ward for Dublin City Council in the 2014 Local Elections. Birth Place/Date Waterford, 22 September 1981 Lorraine Clifford-Lee is married to John Lee, Political Editor of the Mail on Sunday Marital Status newspaper. Married, one daughter

Gabrielle McFadden (FG) Education St. Peter’s N.S.; Summerhill Secondary School Home Address and Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone Institute of Irishtown, Athlone, Co. Westmeath Technology Contact Details Occupation Constituency Office: Newtownflood, Public representative Crannagh, Athlone Seanad (01) 618 3938 Gabrielle McFadden is the Government Chief M: (087) 2636728 Whip in the Seanad. Elected to the Dáil at the 2014 E: [email protected] by-election caused by the death of her sister, Nicky W: www.gabriellemcfadden.ie McFadden. Lost her seat in the 2016 General Election. Mayor of Athlone from 2013 to 2014. Birth Place/Date Athlone, 9 April 1967 Former member of Westmeath County Council 2009 – 2014. Marital Status Married, one son, one daughter

Kieran O’Donnell (FG) Education Ard Scoil Mhuire, Bruff, Co. Limerick; University Home Address of Limerick (BBS Hons) 8 Milltown Manor, Monaleen, Castletroy, Occupation Limerick Public representative. Chartered Accountant Contact Details Office: 27 William Street, Limerick Elected to the Dáil in the 2011 General Election Seanad: (01) 618 3808 for the Limerick City constituency. Lost his seat M: (086) 843 0202 in the 2016 General Election. Former member of Limerick County Council. Birth Place/Date Limerick, 8 May 1963 He is a nephew of Tom O’Donnell, TD for Limerick East 1961 – 87, Minister for the Marital Status Gaeltacht 1973 – 77 and MEP for Munster Married, two sons, two daughters 1979 – 89.

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Keith Swanick (FF) Occupation Public representative. Medical doctor Home Address Church Road, Belmullet, Co. Mayo Dr Keith Swanick is the Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Health and Mental Contact Details Health. Stood for Fianna Fáil in a Seanad Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 by-election after the retirement of Jimmy Office: (097) 20577 Harte which was won by Labour’s Mairia Seanad: (01) 618 3736 Cahill. Previously served as the Secretary E: [email protected] of the National Association of Irish General Birth Place Practitioners which represents 1,200 of the Castlerea, Co. Roscommon country’s GPs. Marital Status Married, one child

Fintan Warfield (SF) Education St. Mac Dara’s Community College, Home Address Templeogue; GMIT (BA Film & Television) Templeogue, Dublin 6W Occupation Contact Details Public representative Seanad:(01) 618 3910 M: (087) 992 2144 Fintan Warfield is Sinn Féin Spokesperson E: [email protected] on Youth Affairs, LGBT Rights and the Arts. W: www.fintanwarfield.com Member of Dublin South County Council 2014 – 2016. Former Mayor of South Dublin Birth Place/Date County Council. Dublin, 15 June 1990 He is a cousin of Derek Warfield of the Wolfe Marital Status Tones and has toured widely with the Young Single Wolfe Tones.

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Nominating Bodies Sub-panel Oireachtas Sub-panel Black, Frances Henry, Imelda Neylon, Eoin Ardagh, Catherine Blaney, Niall Horkan, Gerry Noone, Catherine Bannon, James Burke, Colm Hughes, Mary O’Rourke, Aengus Dineen, Nigel Casey, Peter J. Kelleher, Niall O’Shea Farren, Linda Keane, Cáit Coghlan, Paul Kelly, Joe Owens, Danny MacLochlainn, Pádraig Crowe, John Kennelly, Mike Power, Mailo O’Donovan, Deirdre Curley, Donnacha Lavelle, William Ryan, Bob Ó Ríordáin Aodhán Davitt, Aidan MacSharry, Tom Ward, Barry Staunton, Ciarán Griffin, Arthur McEllistrim, Thomas Hanafin, John McKiernan, Seán

Catherine Ardagh (FF) Marital Status Married Home Address Education 168 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12 Trinity College, King’s Inns Contact Details Occupation Office: (01) 531 3300 Public representative. Solicitor Seanad: (01) 618 3039 M: (087) 684 6872 Catherine Ardagh is the Fianna Fáil Group E: [email protected] leader in the Seanad and Spokesperson on W: www.catherineardagh.ie Social Protection. Member of Dublin City Birth Place/Date Council 2014 – 2016. Dublin, 20 September 1982 She is the daughter of the late Seán Ardagh, TD for Dublin South Central(1997 – 2011).

Frances Black (Ind) Education All Hallows College Home Address Occupation Dublin 6W Public representative. Singer. Counsellor Contact Details Seanad: (01) 618 3279 Frances Black is a member of the Civil M: (087) 352 6842 Engagement Group in the Seanad. E: [email protected] She came to prominence as a singer with W: www.francesblack.info , www.frances- her siblings, the Black Family and later as black.net a solo artist. She is a sister of well-known Birth Place/Date singer Mary Black. Dublin, 25 June, 1960 In 2009 Frances Black set up the RISE Marital Status Foundation which aims to support family Married. One son, one daughter members of people suffering from addiction.

Colm Burke (FG) Marital Status Married. Home Address Education Gleann Rua, 36 Farranlea Grove, Model De La Salle College, Macroom; UCC (BCL) Farm Road, Cork Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Solicitor Constituency Office: Washington House, 33 Washington St., Cork Colm Burke is the Fine Gael Seanad Office: (021) 434 8140 Spokesperson on Health. First elected to the Seanad: (01) 618 3115 Seanad on the Industrial and Commercial M: (087) 259 2839 Panel in 2011. Former member of the E: [email protected] European Parliament where he replaced W: www.colmburke.ie Simon Coveney on the latter’s re-election Birth Place/Date to the Dáil in 2007. Member of Cork County Cork, 17 January 1957 Council 1995 – 2007. Lord Mayor of Cork 2003-04.

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Paul Coghlan (FG) Marital Status Married Home Address Education Ballydowney, Killarney, Co. Kerry St. Brendan’s College, Killarney; De La Salle Contact Details College, Waterford Constituency Office: 95 New Street, Occupation Killarney, Co. Kerry Public representative. Businessman Office: (064) 6631733 Seanad: (01) 618 3762 Paul Coghlan is Leas Cathaoirleach of the M: (087) 221 7400 Seanad. First elected to the Seanad in 1997. E: [email protected] Former member of Kerry County Council W: www.paulcoghlan.webs.com 1991 – 97 and Killarney UDC. Birth Place/Date Killarney, June 1944

Aidan Davitt (FF) Marital Status Married Home Address Education Delvin Road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath St Finians College, Mullingar and the Senior Contact Details College, Dún Laoghaire Office: (044) 934 0000 Occupation Seanad: (01) 618 3519 Public representative. Auctioneer & estate M: (087) 823 5945 agent E: [email protected] W: www.aidandavitt.webs.com Aidan Davitt is a new senator. Fianna Fáil Birth Place Seanad Spokesperson on Enterprise, Jobs Westmeath and Innovation. Chairman of Westmeath Hurling Supporters Club and St. Loman’s GAA Club, Mullingar.

Gerry Horkan (FF) Occupation Public representative. Chartered Accountant Home Address 7 Hollywood Park, Goatstown, Dublin 14 Gerry Horkan is a new senator. FF Seanad Spokesperson on Finance. Member of Dún Contact Details Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council 2003 Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 – 2016. Seanad: (01) 618 3846 M: (086) 388 1531 E: [email protected] Birth Place Dublin Education Oatlands College, Stillorgan; UCD (BComm)

Padraig Mac Lochlainn (SF) Education Diploma in Social Studies Home Address Occupation 13 The Meadows, Buncrana, Co. Donegal Public representative Contact Details Constituency Office: 28 Lower Main Street, Padraig MacLochlainn is a Sinn Fein Buncrana, Co. Donegal Senator. Member of the Dáil from 2011 Office: (074) 932 2697 – 2016 but narrowly defeated for the last Seanad: (01) 618 4061 seat in the 2016 general election. Former M: (087) 277 195. Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Public [email protected] Services Oversight and Petitions Committee. W: www.padraigmaclochlainn.ie Former member of Donegal County Council and Buncrana Town Council. Birth Place/Date Leeds, England; 12 June 1973 Marital Status Partner, one son

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Catherine Noone (FG) Marital Status Single Home Address Education Eglington Court, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 NUI Galway (BA in Law and Italian); Law Contact Details Society of Ireland Seanad: (01) 618 3127. Occupation M: (087) 232 7433. Public representative. Solicitor E: [email protected]. Birth Place/Date Catherine Noone was first elected to the Claremorris, Co. Mayo; 24 June 1976 Seanad in 2011. Member of Dublin City Council 2009 – 2011.

Aodhán O’Riordáin (Lab) Occupation Public representative. Formerly primary school Home Address principal. 203 Philipsburgh Aveue, Marino, Dublin 3 Contact Details Aodhán O’Riordáin is Labour Spokesperson on the Environment and Sustainable Development, Seanad: (01) 618 3209 and Gaeltacht Affairs. First elected to the Dáil M: (086) 819 0336 for the Dublin North Central constituency in E: [email protected] 2011. He served as Minister of State for Drugs W: www.aodhanoriordain.ie Strategy (2014 – 15) and Minister of State at Birth Place/Date the Department of Justice and Equality and Dublin, 22 July 1976 Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with special Marital Status responsibility for Equality, New Communities Married. and Culture (2014 – 2015). Member of Dublin City Council 2004 – 2011. Education Malahide Community School; UCD (BA, History & Irish); Marino Institute of Education.

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Nominating Bodies Sub-panel Oireachtas Sub-panel Brennan, Terry Gavan, Paul Buttimer, Jerry Mulcahy, Tony Craughwell, Gerard Leyden, Terry Campbell, John Murnane O’Connor, Jennifer Cribbin, Noel Nash, Ged de Róiste, Daithí O’Reilly, Joe Cummins, Maurice Neville, Joe Devine, Máire Prendiville, Cian Feeney, Kate O’Sullivan, Ned Keaveney, Colm Richmond, Neale Gallagher, Robbie Spiers, Madeline McAuliffe, Paul

Jerry Buttimer (FG) Education Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Buachailli; Home Address Farrenferris Secondary School; NUI Maynooth; 25 Benvoirlich Estate, Bishopstown, Cork UCC (H.Dip. in Ed) Contact Details Occupation Constituency Office: 8 Douglas West, Douglas, Public representative. Former secondary Cork school teacher. Office: (021) 484 0652 Seanad: (01) 618 3380 Jerry Buttimer is the Leader of the Seanad. M: (087) 235 6892 First elected to the Seanad in 2007 after E: [email protected] unsuccessfully contesting the general election. W: www.jerrybuttimer.ie Elected to the Dáil in the 2011 general election but lost the seat in 2016. Member of Cork City Birth Place/Date Council 2004 – 07. Cork, 18 March 1967. In April 2012, he came out as gay, the first Fine Marital Status Gael TD to do so. Single

Gerard Craughwell (Ind) Education Limerick Senior College; University of Limerick Home Address (Diploma in Computing) 3 Mount Eagle Park, Leopardstown Heights, Occupation Leopardstown, Dublin 18 Public representative. Former teacher Contact Details Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Gerard Craughwell is an Independent Senator. Seanad: (01) 618 3323 Unexpectedly won a Seanad by-election E: [email protected] in October 2014, caused by the election of W: www.gerardgraughwell.ie Deirdre Clune to the European Parliament, when the Fine Gael candidate John McNulty Birth Place/Date withdrew from the race after controversy over Galway, 22 November 1953 the perceived impropriety of his appointment Marital Status to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Married, one son, one daughter Art the month before the election. He is a former President of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI).

Máire Devine (SF) Education Holy Faith Convent, the Coombe; University of Home Address Ulster, Jordanstown Rialto, Dublin 8. Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Former mental health Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 nurse Seanad (01) 618 3417 Máire Devine is Sinn Féin Spokesperson on M: (087) 969 4728 Health & Wellbeing. E: má[email protected] Member of Dublin South County Council Birth Place 2011 – 2016. Former trade union activist Liberties, Dublin including Branch Secretary in the Psychiatric Marital Status Nurses Association. Married, three children

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Robbie Gallagher (FF) Birth Place Donegal Home Address Marital Status Crumlin, Silverstream, Monaghan Married, two children Contact Details Occupation Constituency Office: 18 Glaslough St., Public representative. Estate agent. Former Monaghan garda Office: (047) 75050 Robbie Gallagher is the Fianna Fáil Seanad Seanad: (01) 618 3087 Spokesman on Education & Skills. Member M : (087) 816 1929 of Monaghan County Council form 2004 – E: [email protected] 2016 and of Monaghan Town Council from 1999 – 2014.

Paul Gavan (SF) Occupation Public representative. Former SIPTU official Home Address Paul Gavan is Sinn Fein Seanad Whip Castleconnell, Co. Limerick. and Spokesperson on Workers’ Rights & Contact Details Collective Bargaining. Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Seanad (01) 618 3962 Birth Place Fore, Co. Westmeath Education St Oliver’s, Oldcastle, Co. Westmeath

Terry Leyden (FF) Education CBS Primary School, Roscommon Town; Home Address Vocational School, Roscommon; NUI Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon Galway (Diploma in Politics, Sociology and Contact Details Economics). Office: (090) 662 6422. Occupation Seanad: (01) 618 3853 Public representative M: (087) 797 8922. E: [email protected] Member of the Seanad since 2002. TD for Roscommon 1977 – 92. Former Minister of Birth Place/Date State at the Departments of Transport, Posts Roscommon, 1 October 1945 and Telegraphs, Health and Industry and Marital Status Commerce. Member of Roscommon County Married, three daughters, one son Council 1974 – 2003.

Jennifer Murnane-O’Connor Marital Status Married, two sons, two daughters (FF) Occupation Home Address Public representative Portlaoise Road, Graigcullen, Carlow Jennifer Murnane-O’Connor is the Fianna Contact Details Fáil Seanad Spokesperson Housing, Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Planning and Local Government. Office: (059) 917 0754 Former member of Carlow County Council Seanad: (01) 618 3307 and Carlow Urban District Council. M: (086) 160 8612 Unsuccessful candidate in the 2012 and E: [email protected] 2016 general elections in Carlow-Kilkenny. Birth Place/Date She is the daughter of former Carlow county Carlow, 24 May 1966 Councillor Jimmy Murnane.

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Ged Nash (FF) Education St Joseph’s CBS Drogheda; UCD Home Address Occupation 115 Newfield, Drogheda, Co. Louth Public representative. Former PR consultant Contact Details Office: Connolly Hall, Palace Street, Ged Nash is Labour Spokesperson on Drogheda, Co Louth Equality, Labour Affairs and Workers Rights. Office: (041) 981 0811 Minister of State at the Dept. of /Jobs, Seanad: (01) 618 3576 Enterprise and Innovation with special M: (087) 271 6816 responsibility for Small Business and E:[email protected] Collective Bargaining (2014 – 2016). Also a Super Junior Minister, which meant he Birth Place/Date attended Cabinet. Drogheda, 7 December 1975 Unsuccessful candidate in 2007 general Marital Status election, successful in the 2011 general Married election but lost out again in 2016.

Joe O’Reilly (FG) Education St Aidan’s Comprehensive School, Cootehill; Home Address UCD (BA, MA); St Patrick’s Training College, 2 The Willows, Chapel Road, Baileborough, Drumcondra; TCD; Incorporated Law Society Co. Cavan Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Former primary school Office: 11 Rossa Place, Cavan teacher T: (049) 436 5853 Joe O’Reilly is the Seanad Fine Gael Seanad: (01) 618 3144 Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and M: (086) 244 4321 Trade. Dáil deputy for the Cavan-Monaghan Birth Place/Date constituency from 2011 – 2016. Senator Cavan, 14 April 1955 1998 – 1992 and 2007 – 2011. Unsuccessful candidate at the 2009 European Parliament Marital Status elections for the North-West constituency. Married, three sons Former member of Cavan County Council.

Ned O’Sullivan (FF) Education UCD (BA, H.Dip. in Ed); St Patrick’s College, Home Address Drumcondra Cahirdown, Listowel, Co. Kerry Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Former primary and Office: (068) 21831 secondary school teacher. Retailer Seanad: (01) 618 3730 M: (087) 245 9290 Ned O’Sullivan is Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Transport, Tourism and Birth Place/Date Sport. First elected to the Seanad in 2007, Listowel, Co. Kerry, 25 November 1950 re-elected in 2011 and 2016. Member of Marital Status Kerry County Council 1991 – 2007. Mayor of Married, three sons Kerry 2004.

Neale Richmond (FG) Education Taney National School, Dundrum; Wesley Home Address College, Ballinteer; UCD (BA, MA) 23 Kingston Heights, Ballinteer, Dublin 16 Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Former project Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 manager in the not-for-profit sector Seanad: (01) 618 3905 M: (086) 781 4514 Neale Richmond is the Fine Gael Seanad E: [email protected] Spokesperson on EU Affairs. Member of South Dublin County Council representing Birth Place the Sandyford-Glencullen area from 2009 – Dublin 2016. Former member of EU’s Committee of Marital Status the Regions and Leader of the Delegation Married in 2016.

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List of Candidates Beades, Jerry Field, Luke Hunt, Carol Murphy, Eddie Begg, David Flannery, Pearce Johnston, Barry O’Céidigh, Padraig Burke, Deirdre Golden-Bannon, Ross Kenneally, Christy O’Coineen, Enda D’Alton, Paul Harmon, Laura McDowell, Michael O’Malley Dunlop, Ellen Daly, Martin Khare Hayden, Aideen McGreal, Daragh Price, Brendan Darker, Máire Hearne, Rory Molloy, Michael Sean Rose, Kieran Alexander Devine, Karen Higgins, Alice-Mary Monahan, Paddy Dinneen, Owen Joseph Higgins, John Mullen, Rónán Thomas

Alice Mary Higgins (Ind) Studies); Fulbright Scholar in the Humanities at the The New School in New York City Contact Details Occupation Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Public representative. Former Policy and Seanad: (01) 618 3869 Campaigns Officer with the National Women’s M: (083) 184 0496 Council of Ireland E: [email protected] W: www.alicemaryhiggins.ie Alice Mary Higgins is a member of the Civic Birth Place/Date Engagement Group in the Seanad. She has Galway, 17 June 1975 worked extensively in advocacy work with Comhlámh, Trócaire, Older & Bolder and the Marital Status National Women’s Council of Ireland. Single Alice Mary Higgins is the daughter of Education President Michael D. Higgins and his wife UCD (BA); TCD (MPhil Theatre and Cultural Sabina. Michael McDowell (Ind) Education Pembroke School; Gonzaga College; UCD Home Address (BA, Economics & Politics); King’s Inns 40 Charleston Road, Dublin 6 Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Senior Counsel Office: (01) 602 8321 Seanad: (01) 618 3466 Michael McDowell is a former Tánaiste and E: [email protected] Leader of the Progressive Democrats (2006 – W: www.michaelmcdowell.ie 07) and Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform (2002 – 07). Served as Attorney Birth Place/Date General in the FF/PD Government (1999 – Dublin, 29 May 1951 2002). First elected to the Dáil for Dublin Marital Status South East in 1987 and also in 1992 and Married, three sons 2002. He is a grandson of Eoin McNeill, co-founder of the Gaelic League and founder of the Irish Volunteers.

Ronan Mullen (Ind) Education Kilglass NS; Holy Rosary College, Home Address Mountbellew; NUI Galway (BA); Dublin City Ahascragh, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway University (MA Journalism); King’s Inns Contact Details Occupation Seanad: (01) 618 3930 Public representative. College lecturer M: (087) 244 6911 E: [email protected] Ronan Mullen was first elected to the Seanad W: www.ronanmullen.ie on the NUI panel in 2007 and re-elected in Birth Place/Date 2011 and 2016. Unsuccessful candidate in Galway, 13 October 1970 the Midlands–North-West constituency for the 2014 European Parliament election. Marital Status Single Former President of the NUI Galway Students’ Union (1991 – 92).

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Bacik, Ivana Melly, Seán Barrett, Seán Norris, David Brennan, Sabina Power, Averil Clonan, Tom Priestly, William Coghlan, Oisín Ruane, Lynne Davitt, Ed Staines, Anthony Meehan, Eoin Tinney, Ethna

Ivana Bacik (Lab) Education Alexandra College, Dublin; TCD (LLB); London Home Address School of Economics (LLM); King’s Inns Portabello, Dublin 8 Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Reid Professor of Criminal Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Law TCD, Barrister Seanad: (01) 618 3136 M: (086) 813 3751 Ivana Bacik is the Leader of the Labour Group E: [email protected] in the Seanad. First elected to the Seanad W: www.ivanabacik.com in 2007. Unsuccessful candidate in the Dún Birth Place/Date Laoghaire constituency in the 2011 general London, 25 May 1968 election, the 2009 by-election in Dublin South Central and the 2004 European Elections. Marital Status Former President of the TCD Students’ Union Partner, two children (1989 – 90).

David Norris (Ind) Education St Andrew’s College; the High School, Home Address Dublin; TCD (BA; MA) 18 North Great George’s St., Dublin 1. Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Former university Seanad (01) 618 3104 lecturer E: [email protected] W: www.senatordavidnorris.ie David Norris was first elected to the Seanad in 1987 and an each subsequent election. Birth Place/Date Candidate for the Presidency of Ireland in Leopoldville, Belgian Congo, 31 July 1944 2011. Chairman of the James Joyce Cultural Marital Status Centre and the North Great Georges Street Single Preservation Society. Campaigner for homosexual law reform.

Lynn Ruane (Ind) Marital Status Single, two daughters Home Address Education Tallaght, Dublin 24 Institute of Technology, Tallaght; TCD Contact Details Occupation Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Public representative Seanad: (01) 618 3277 E: [email protected] Lynn Ruane is a member of the Civic W: www.lynnruane.ie Engagement Group on the Seanad. She Birth Place/Date is a former President of Trinity College Dublin; 20 October 1984 Dublin’s Students’ Union (2015 – 16) and a campaigner on justice and equality issues. Her daughter, Jordanne Jones, is a DFCC award-winning and IFTA-nominated actress.

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Ray Butler (FG) Married, four children Education Home Address CBS Kells, Co. Meath 7 Swift Court, Trim, Co. Meath Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Formerly Office: 1 St Martin’s House, Trim, Co. Meath businessman Office: (046) 948 6717 Seanad: (01) 618 3378 Ray Butler is the Fine Gael Seanad M: (087) 259 6680 Spokesperson on Social Protection. Elected E: [email protected] to the Dáil in the 2011 general election in Birth Place/Date the Meath West constituency but lost his Kells, Co. Meath, 30 December 1965 seat in 2016. Member of Trim Town Council 2004 – 2011 and Meath County Council Marital Status 2009 – 11.

Paudie Coffey (FG) Education St Declan’s Community College, Home Address Kilmacthomas; Waterford Regional Technical Mount Bolton, Portlaw, Co. Waterford College; UCD Contact Details Occupation Office: 62 Mayors Walk, Waterford Public representative. Former ESB employee Office: (051) 835 867 Paudie Coffey is the FG Seanad Seanad: (01) 618 3902 Spokesperson on Housing, Planning and E: [email protected] Local Government. Served as Minister of State Birth Place/Date at the Department of the Environment with Waterford, 15 May 1969 Special Responsibility for Housing, Planning and Co-ordination from 2014 – 2016. Marital Status Elected to the Dáil for the Waterford Married, two daughters, one son constituency in the 2011 general election but lost his seat in 2016.

Frank Feighan (FG) Education St Jospeh’s NS, Boyle; St Mary’s College, Home Address Boyle Bridge Street, Boyle, Co. Roscommon Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Former businessman Office: (071) 966 2115 Frank Feighan is the FG Seanad Seanad: (01) 618 4289 Spokesperson on Mental Health and Older M: (086) 833 1234 People. First elected to the Dáil in the E: [email protected] 2007 general election for the Roscommon- Birth Place/Date South Leitrim constituency and re-elected Roscommon; 4 July 1962. in 2011. Elected to the Seanad on the Administrative Panel in 2002. Member of Marital Status Roscommon County Council from 1999 to Lives with partner. One child 2003.

Joan Freeman (Ind) Education Open University. Contact Details Occupation Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Public representative. Psychologist Seanad: (01) 618 3569 E: [email protected] Joan Freeman is the founder of Pieta W: www.pieta.ie House, an organisation set up to help those Birth Place/Date suffering from suicidal ideation or engaging Dublin, 1958. in self-harm. Member of the Irish Catholic Bishops Commission on Social Affairs.

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Colette Kelleher (Ind) Education UCC, University of Southampton (MBA) Contact Details Occupation Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Public representative Seanad: (01) 618 3627 E: [email protected] Collette Kelleher is a member of the Civic Birth Place Engagement Group in the Seanad. Former Macroom, Co. Cork CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland. Former Head of Cork Simon Community and Marital Status the COPE Foundation. Married, two children

Billy Lawless (Ind) Occupation Public representative. Businessman (Chicago) Home Address Chicago, USA Billy Lawless is Ireland’s first emigrant senator. Regarded as a leading activist for immigration Contact Details reform. Board member and co-founder of the Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 Illinois Business Immigration Coalition (IBIC) Seanad: (01) 618 3000 and Chair of Chicago Celts for Immigration E: [email protected] Reform. Defeated as an FG candidate in Birth Place/Date the local elections for Galway City Council Rahoon, Co. Galway; 24 December 1950 in 1991. Served as President of the Vintners Marital Status Federation of Ireland from 1982 – 84. Married, four children A keen rower, Billy Lawless won two Gold Education medals from the World Masters Championship Coláiste Iognáid, Galway City in 1986.

Michelle Mulherin (FG) Marital Status Single Home Address Education 47 Moy Heights, Ballina, Co. Mayo St Mary’s Convent of Mercy, Ballina; UCD; Contact Details Incorporated Law Society of Ireland John Street, Ballina, Co. Mayo Occupation Office: (096) 77 596 Public representative. Solicitor Seanad: (01) 6183065 M: (087) 931 7406 Michelle Mulherin is FG Seanad Spokesperson E: [email protected] on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Dáil Birth Place/Date Deputy for Mayo 2011 – 2016. Unsuccessful Castlebar, January 1972 candidate in 2016 general election. Member of Mayo County Council from 2004 – 2011. Mayor of Ballina 2008 – 09.

Education Pádraig Ó Céidigh (Ind) NUI Galway; Harvard University Home Address Occupation Galway City Public representative. Entrepreneur Contact Details Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Pádraig O’Ceidigh is the Chairman of Seanad: (01) 618 3650 the Oireachtas Committee on Water E: [email protected] Charges. He is the founder of Aer Arann W: www.senatorpadraigoceidigh.com Express and Aer Lingus Regional. Member/former member of a number Birth Place/Date of Boards. Ernst and Young Irish Connemara, 1957 Entrepreneur of the Year 2003. Marital Status Married, four children.

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Marie-Louise O’Donnell (Ind) Education Nottingham University (BA); Maynooth Home Address (Med); UCD (MA, Modern Drama), Guildhall, 15 The Palms, Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh, London (LGSMD) Dublin 14 Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Lecturer and Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 broadcaster Seanad: (01) 618 3635 M: (087) 848 3620 Marie-Louise O’Donnell was appointed to E: [email protected] the Seanad as a Taoiseach’s nominee in 2011 and the only re-appointment in 2016. Birth Place/Date Former actor. Involved in the setting up of Foxford, Co. Mayo; 5 September 1952 The Helix theatre at DCU. Marital Status Single, one son

John O’Mahony (FG) Education Magheraboy NS; St Nathy’s College, Home Address Ballaghadereen; St Patrick’s College, ‘Tower House’, Charlestown Road, Maynooth (BA); NUI Galway (HDip in Ed) Ballaghadereen, Co. Mayo Occupation Contact Details Public representative. Former secondary Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2 school teacher Seanad: (01) 618 3706 M: (086) 189 3337 John O’Mahony is FG Seanad E: [email protected] Spokesperson on Transport, Tourism W: www.johnomahony.ie and Sport. First elected to the Dáil at the 2007 general election and re-elected in Birth Place/Date 2011. Kilmovee, Co. Mayo, 8 June 1953 Winner of two All-Ireland as a Mayo player, Marital Status minor and U21. Managed the Mayo senior Married, five daughters team to back-to-back Connacht titles in 1988 and 1989 and Galway to All-Ireland successes in 1998 and 2001.

Dr James Reilly (FG) Marital Status Married four sons, one daughter. Home Address Education Seafoam, South Shore Road, Rush, Co. St Conleth’s and CUS Dublin; RCSI; Irish Dublin College of General Practitioners. Master of Contact Details Medical Science (UCD) Office: Chamber Buildings, 1st Floor, Unit 3, Occupation North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin Public representative. Medical doctor Office: (01) 890 1300 Seanad: (01) 618 2141 Dr James Reilly is Deputy Leader of Fine E: [email protected] Gael. FG Seanad Spokesperson on Jobs, Birth Place/Date Enterprise and Innovation. Minister for Dublin, 16 August 1955 Health from 2011 – 2014 and Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 2014 – 2016. First elected to the Dáil in the 2007 general election and re-elected in 2011.

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The European Parliament Make-up EPP Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats): 221 S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament: 191 ECR European Conservatives and Reformists: 70 ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe: 67 GUE/NGL European United Left/Nordic Green Left: 52 Greens/EFA The Greens/European Free Alliance: 50 EFDD Europe of freedom and direct democracy Group: 48 NI Non-attached Members – Members not belonging to any political group: 52 Total: 751

2014 European Elections in Ireland

Elections to the European Parliament took place in Ireland on 23 May, 2014. 11 MEPs were elected in three constituencies: Dublin, Midlands-North-West and South. The newly-elected MEPs formally took up their seats on 1 July 2014. Due to the accession of Croatia to the European Union, the Constituency Commission made changes to the constituencies of Ireland so as to reduce the total number of MEPs from 12 to 11. The North-West and East constituencies were abolished. A new 4-seat constituency called Midlands-North-West was created. It comprises all the area of the previous North-West constituency, with the exception of County Clare which was moved to the South constituency; as well as the north Leinster part of the East constituency. The South constituency was increased in size by the addition of counties Carlow, Clare, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow and the number of seats increased from 3 to 4. There were no changes to the Dublin constituency. In Dublin, Lynn Boylan of Sinn Féin topped the poll and was joined by ex-Labour MEP turned Independent, Nessa Childers and Brian Hayes of Fine Gael. In South, both Brian Crowley of Fianna Fáil and Seán Kelly of Fine Gael were re-elected along with first-time candidateLiadh Ní Riada of Sinn Féin. Deirdre Clune of Fine Gael won the final seat. In the new Midlands–North-West constituency, Independent TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan topped the poll while Mairead McGuinness of Fine Gael and Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy took the next two seats. Independent Marian Harkin took the final seat. For the first time, Ireland’s delegation to the European Parliament had more women than men.

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Elected Party Ist preference % Lynn Boylan (SF) Sinn Féin 83,264 23.6 Neassa Childers (Ind) Fine Gael 54,676 15.5 Brian Hayes (FG) Independent/Others 46,485 13.2 Seats 3 Fianna Fáil 44,283 12.6 Electorate 820,668 Green Party 44,078 12.5 Spoiled Votes 6,368 Socialist Party 29,953 8.5 Valid Poll 352,575 Labour 25,961 7.4 Turnout 43.74% PBP 23,875 6.8 Quota 88,144 Candidates 12

Lynn Boylan (SF) and Food Safety Committee and the Employment and Social Affairs Committee. Contact Details: Delegation for relations with South Africa. Address: 58 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 Rapporteur of Report on the follow-up to the Office: (01) 873 6554 European Citizens’ Initiative Right2Water. E: [email protected] Rapporteur Opinion on Poverty: A Gender Sinn Féin Member. Born in Dublin on Perspective. Co-author of European 29 November 1976. Certificate in print Parliament Resolution on Ibrahim Halawa. media & journalism; Post Graduate Diplomas GUE/NGL member of Brexit Working in Environment Impact Assessment and Group for Employment and Social Affairs Environmental Conservation Management Committee. Member of Sinn Féin Ard (UCD). Former ecologist and community Comhairle. Prominent campaigner for the worker. First Elected to the European release of Ibrahim Halawa, an Irish citizen Parliament in 2014. imprisoned in Egypt since 2013. Affiliated Member of the Environment, Public Health to the Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL).

Nessa Childers (Ind) 2009. Former Green Party Councillor for Blackrock, Co. Dublin 2004 – 2008. Contact Details Member of the Committee for Environment, Address: 11 Glenard Hall, Clonskeagh, Public Health and Food Safety. Her policy Dublin 14 priorities are in the areas of public health T: (01) 296 2263 and transparency in public life. Co-chairs E: [email protected] the European Parliament Mental Health Interest Group, Vice-Chair of the European Independent Member. Born in Dublin on Alzheimer’s Alliance, Co-Chair of MEPs 9 October 1956. Daughter of the Fourth Against Cancer and Chair of the European President of Ireland, Erskine H. Childers Parliament working group on Access to and his wife Rita. BA in Psychology TCD, Medicines and Healthcare to combat post grad Dip in Psychology, UCD. Worked poverty related diseases. Affiliated to in private practice as a psychotherapist for the Group of the Progressive Alliance of over twenty years. Elected to the European Socialists and Democrats. Parliament as a Labour Party candidate in

Brian Hayes (FG) Served as a member of Dáil Eireann from 1997- 2002 and 2007-2014. Leader of Contact Details the Opposition in Seanad Eireann from Address: 6 Main Street, Donnybrook, Dublin 2002-2007. Appointed Minister of State at 4 the Departments of Finance and Public T: (01) 209 6548 Expenditure & Reform in March 2011, a E: [email protected] position he held until his election to the European Parliament in 2014. Fine Gael Member. Born in 1969, Brian Full Member of the Economic and studied History and Sociology at the Monetary Affairs. Substitute Member of the National University of Ireland, St Patrick’s Development, Committee, the Budgetary College Maynooth. He also studied at Control Committee and the Inquiry into Trinity College Dublin and was delegation Money laundering, tax avoidance and tax secretary to Fine Gael during the Peace & evasion. Affiliated to the European People’s Reconciliation forum. Party (Christian Democrats).

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Elected Party Ist preference % Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan (Ind) Independent/Others 243,313 37.6 Mairéad McGuinness (FG) Fine Gael 131,988 20.4 Matt Carthy (SF) Marian Harkin (Ind) Fianna Fáil 114,946 17.8 Sinn Fein 114,727 17.7 Seats 4 Labour Party 31,951 4.9 Electorate 1,202,997 Green Party 9,520 1.5 Spoiled Votes 17,258 Valid Poll 646,445 Turnout 55.17% Quota 129,290 Candidates 14

Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan (Ind) in 2009. Elected Mayor of Roscommon County Council on 28 June 2010. Contact Details Elected to Dáil Éireann on 25th February Address: Priory House, Barrack Street, 2011 for Roscommon-South Leitrim. Elected to Castlerea, Co. Roscommon European Parliament in May 2014. T: (094) 962 2710 Member of the Agriculture and Rural Development E: [email protected] Committee and the Environment, Public Health and Independent member. Born 22nd Jan 1972. Food Safety Committee. Member of the Delegation Founder and director of Norml Ireland. Educated for relations with Afghanistan. Affiliated to the at Castlerea NS and NUI Galway. Elected to Confederal Group of the European United Left - Roscommon County Council in 2004; re-elected Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL).

Maréad McGuinness (FG) Currently First Vice-President of the European Parliament and oversees relations with national Contact Details parliaments, in particular with the EU Affairs Address: Mentrim, Drumconrath, Navan, Co. committees within the parliaments. Member of the Meath European Parliament’s Bureau. Lead negotiator for T: (041) 685 4633 the EPP on the revision of medical devise regulation, E: [email protected] the aim of which is to guarantee patient safety while at the same time facilitating industry innovation. Fine Gael Member. Born in Drogheda on 13 June, Full Member of the Agriculture and Rural 1959. B.AgrSc (UCD); Certified Diploma in Development Committee and Substitute Member Accounting and Finance. Former journalist and of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety broadcaster. Elected to the European Parliament in Committee. Affiliated to the EPP Group (Christian 2004, 2009 and 2014. Unsuccessful candidate in Democrats). the Louth constituency in the 2007 General Election.

Matt Carthy (SF) was first elected as a member of Carrickmacross Town Council in 1999. Served terms as Mayor of Contact Details both Carrickmacross and Monaghan. He was a Address: 10 Monaghan Street, Carrickmacross, member of the Border Regional Authority. Co. Monaghan T: (042) 967 4001 Full Member of the Committee on Agriculture and E: [email protected] Rural Development and Substitute Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Sinn Féin Member. Born on 19 July 1977 in the Committee on Transport and Tourism. Affiliated Birmingham. Having spent much of his childhood in to the Confederal Group of the European United Co. Roscommon he now lives in Co. Monaghan and Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL).

Marian Harkin (Ind) Parliament, having served as a TD for Sligo/Leitrim from 2002-2007. Full Member of the Committee Contact Details on Employment and Social Affairs and Substitute Address: 28 Emmet Place, Union Street, Sligo Member on the Economic and Monetary Affairs T: (071) 914 5890 Committee and the Petitions Committee. Member of E: [email protected] the Delegation for Relations with the United States. Also chairs or co-chairs a number of interest groups, Independent Member. Born in Sligo on including Credit Unions, Carers, Volunteering, 26 November 1953. BSc. H.Dip. in Ed. (UCD). Health and Disability, among others. Affiliated to the Former secondary school teacher. Marian Harkin Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for was elected in 2014 for a third term to the European Europe.

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Elected Party Ist preference % Brian Crowley (FF) Fianna Fáil 210,316 32.0 Liadh Ní Riada (SF) Fine Gael 182,456 27.8 Séan Kelly (FG) Deirdre Clune (FG) Sinn Féin 125,309 19.0 Independent/Others 81,240 12.4 Seats 4 Labour 30,317 4.6 Electorate 1,221,683 Green Party 27,860 4.2 Spoiled Votes 21,798 Valid Poll 657,498 Turnout 55.60% Quota 131,500 Candidates 15

Brian Crowley (FF) ’94. Member of Council of State 1997-2004. First elected to European Parliament in Contact Details 1994 and in all subsequent elections. Full Address: Maryborough Lodge, Member of the Committee on Legal Affairs Maryborough Hill, Douglas, Cork and Substitute Member of the Committee on T: (021) 489 6433 Industry, Research and Energy. Delegation E: [email protected] for relations with Palestine. Affiliated to the European Conservatives and Reformists Fianna Fail member. Born on 4th March, Group (ECR). 1964. Diploma in Law UCC. Senator 1993-

Liadh Ni Riada (SF) producer and director with RTE and TG4. A member of the Board which set-up TG4 and Contact Details developed its broadcasting philosophy and Address: 6 St. Patrick’s Quay, Cork financial structures. T: (021) 451 8986 Full Member of the Committee on Budgets E: [email protected] and Committee on Fisheries and Substitute Member of the Committee on Culture and Sinn Féin Member. Born in Dublin on Education. Delegation for relations with the 28 November 1966. Daughter of well-known People’s Republic of China. Affiliated to the composer Seán Ó Riada. A native speaker Confederal Group of the European United of the Irish language and a former television Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL).

Seán Kelly (FG) (2003–06). Executive Chairman of the Irish Institute of Sport 2006 – 2008. Contact Details Elected to the European Parliament Address: 43a Upper Gladstone Street in 2009 and 2014. Full Member of Clonmel the Committee on Industry, Research Co. Tipperary and Energy. Substitute Member of the T:(052) 6170437 Committee on International Trade, the E: [email protected] Committee on Fisheries and the Inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax Fine Gael Member. Born in Co. Kerry on evasion. Delegation for relations with Iran 26 April, 1952. Educated at St Patrick’s and Substitute for Delegation for relations College, Drumcondra and UCD (BA, H.Dip with the United States and Delegation for in Ed). Former secondary school teacher. relations with the countries of Southeast Served as the 34th and first Kerry-born Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian President of the Gaelic Athletic Association Nations (ASEAN). Affiliated to the European People’s Party Group (Christian Democrats).

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Deirdre Clune (FG) Member of Seanad Eireann 2011-2014. Lord Mayor of Cork 2005/06. Contact Details Elected to the European Parliament in 2014. Address: 74 South Mall, Cork Full Member of the Committee on Transport T:1890 989 533 and Tourism and Employment. Substitute E: [email protected] Member of the Committee on Social Affairs and the Inquiry into Emission Measurements Fine Gael member. Born in Cork, 1st June in the Automotive Sector. Delegation for 1959. B.E. Civil Engineering UCC, Diploma relations with Canada and the Delegation in Management Engineering TCD, HDip in for relations with the Pan-African Parliament. Environmental Engineering UCC. Member Affiliated to the European People’s Party of Dáil Eireann for Cork South Central Group (Christian Democrats). constituency 1997-2002 and 2007-2011.

Catherine Murphy TD cuts a pace to the launch of the Social Democrats’ election campaign at Chartered Accountants House Pearse Street, Dublin. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons / The Irish Times

Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad 193 General Elections 1923 -2016 (Party Seats and % of First Preference Votes) Fine Gael Centre Party Year of Fianna Fail Other Parties ** Taoiseach Total (Cumann na National (later merged League (Anti-Treaty in Labour Sinn Fein Farmers and (President of Executive Council Government Seats nGaedHeal to League with Fine election 1923) Independents to 1937) 1933) Gael) Seats %Votes Seats %Votes Seats %Votes Seats %Votes Seats %Votes Seats % Votes Seats % Votes Seats % Votes 1923 153 44 27.6 63 38.9 14 12.4 15 10.6 8 7.3 17 10.5 W.T Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedhael June 1927 153 44 26.1 47+ 27.5 22 13.8 5 3.6 11 8.9 2 1.3 16 12.8 W.T Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedhael Sept 1927 153 57 35.2 62+ 38.7 13 9.5 6 6.4 13 8.9 W.T Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedhael 1932 153 72 44.5 57+ 35.3 7 7.7 4 2.1 13 10.4 Eamon de Valera FF 1933 153 77+ 49.7 48 30.5 8 5.7 11 9.1 9 5 Eamon de Valera FF 1937 138 69+ 45.2 48 34.8 13 10.3 8 9.7 Eamon de Valera FF 1938 138 77+ 51.9 45 33.3 9 10.0 7 4.8 Eamon de Valera FF National Other Parties Clann na Clann na Fianna Fail Fine Gael Labour Sinn Fein Progressive ** and Taoiseach Government Talmhan Poblachta Democrats Independents 1943 138 67+ 41.9 32 23.1 17 15.7 14 10.3 8 9 Eamon de Valera FF 1944 138 76+ 48.9 30 20.5 12++ 11.5 11 10.8 9 8.3 Eamon de Valera FF FG/Lab/National Labour/Clann 1948 147 68+ 41.9 31 19.8 19++ 11.3 7 5.3 10 13.2 12 8.5 John A. Costello na Poblachta/Clann na Talmhan/ Inds 1951 147 69+ 46.3 40 25.7 16 11.4 6 2.9 2 4.1 14 9.6 Eamon de Valera FF 1954 147 65 43.4 50 32.0 19+ 12.0 5 3.1 3 3.8 5 5.7 J A. Costello FG/Lab/Clann na Talmhan Eamon de Valera to 1959/Sean 1957 147 78 48.3 40 26.6 12+ 9.1 4 5.4 3 2.4 1 1.7 9 6.5 FF Lemass 1961 144 70 43.8 47 32.0 16+ 11.6 2 1.5 1 1.2 2 1.0 6 8.9 Sean Lemass FF 1965 144 72 47.8 47 33.9 22+ 15.4 3 2.9 Sean Lemass to 1966/Jack Lynch FF 1969 144 75+ 45.7 50 34.1 18 17.0 1 3.2 Jack Lynch FF 1973 144 69+ 46.2 54 35.1 19 13.7 2 5.0 Liam Cosgrave FG/Lab Jack Lynch to 1979/Charles 1977 148 84 50.6 43 30.5 17+ 11.6 4 7.3 FF Haughey SFWP/WP/ Other Parties ** Progressive Fianna Fail Fine Gael Labour Sinn Fein Green Party Democratic and Taoiseach Government Democrats Left Independents 1981 166 78 45.3 65 36.5 15 9.9 Feb 1982 166 81+ 17.3 63 37.3 15 9.1 1 1.7 7 6.6 Garret Fitzgerald FG/Lab Nov 1982 166 75 45.2 70 39.2 16 9.4 3 2.2 4 4.1 Charles Haughey FF 1987 166 81 44.2 51+ 27.1 12 6.4 14 11.9 2 3.1 3 3.1 Garret Fitzgerald FG/Lab 1989 166 81 44.2 55 29.3 15 9.5 6 5.5 4 3.8 4 6.6 Charles Haughey FF Charles Haughey to 1992/ Albert 1992 166 68 39.1 45 24.5 33 19.3 10 4.7 1 1.5 7 5 5 5.0 FF/PD Reynolds Albert Reynolds to 1994/John 1997 166 77 39.3 54 28.0 17 10.4 1 2.5 4 4.7 1 1.4 4 2.8 5 8.2 FF/PD/FG/Lab/DL Bruton 2 2.8 4 2.5 7 9.8 Bertie Ahern FF/PD Other Parties** Progressive United Left Fianna Fail Fine Gael Labour Sinn Fein Green Party and Taoiseach Government Democrats Alliance Independents 5 2002 166 81 41.5 31 22.5 21+ 10.8 6.5 8 4.0 6 3.8 14 10.9 Bertie Ahern FF/PD

Bertie Ahern to 2008/ Brian 2007 166 78+ 41.6 51 27.3 20 10.1 4 6.9 2 2.7 5 4.7 5 6.7 FF/GP/PD Cowen 2011 166 20+ 17.4 76 36.1 37 19.4 14 9.9 5 2.6 14 12.6 Enda Kenny FG/Lab Social Democrats AAA-PBP 2016 158 44 24.4 50 25.5 7 6.6 23 13.9 3 3 2 2.7 6 4 23 20 Enda Kenny FG/IND.Alliance/IND **Other parties 1989 Democratic Socialist Party 1 + Includes outgoing Ceann Comhairle returned without contest 1981 Social Labour Party 1 1997 Socialist Party 1 ++ In 1943 Labour divided into Labour and National Labour and re-merged in 1950 1987 Democratic Socialist Party 1 2002 Socialist Party 1

194 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Fine Gael Centre Party Year of Fianna Fail Other Parties ** Taoiseach Total (Cumann na National (later merged League (Anti-Treaty in Labour Sinn Fein Farmers and (President of Executive Council Government Seats nGaedHeal to League with Fine election 1923) Independents to 1937) 1933) Gael) Seats %Votes Seats %Votes Seats %Votes Seats %Votes Seats %Votes Seats % Votes Seats % Votes Seats % Votes 1923 153 44 27.6 63 38.9 14 12.4 15 10.6 8 7.3 17 10.5 W.T Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedhael June 1927 153 44 26.1 47+ 27.5 22 13.8 5 3.6 11 8.9 2 1.3 16 12.8 W.T Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedhael Sept 1927 153 57 35.2 62+ 38.7 13 9.5 6 6.4 13 8.9 W.T Cosgrave Cumann na nGaedhael 1932 153 72 44.5 57+ 35.3 7 7.7 4 2.1 13 10.4 Eamon de Valera FF 1933 153 77+ 49.7 48 30.5 8 5.7 11 9.1 9 5 Eamon de Valera FF 1937 138 69+ 45.2 48 34.8 13 10.3 8 9.7 Eamon de Valera FF 1938 138 77+ 51.9 45 33.3 9 10.0 7 4.8 Eamon de Valera FF National Other Parties Clann na Clann na Fianna Fail Fine Gael Labour Sinn Fein Progressive ** and Taoiseach Government Talmhan Poblachta Democrats Independents 1943 138 67+ 41.9 32 23.1 17 15.7 14 10.3 8 9 Eamon de Valera FF 1944 138 76+ 48.9 30 20.5 12++ 11.5 11 10.8 9 8.3 Eamon de Valera FF FG/Lab/National Labour/Clann 1948 147 68+ 41.9 31 19.8 19++ 11.3 7 5.3 10 13.2 12 8.5 John A. Costello na Poblachta/Clann na Talmhan/ Inds 1951 147 69+ 46.3 40 25.7 16 11.4 6 2.9 2 4.1 14 9.6 Eamon de Valera FF 1954 147 65 43.4 50 32.0 19+ 12.0 5 3.1 3 3.8 5 5.7 J A. Costello FG/Lab/Clann na Talmhan Eamon de Valera to 1959/Sean 1957 147 78 48.3 40 26.6 12+ 9.1 4 5.4 3 2.4 1 1.7 9 6.5 FF Lemass 1961 144 70 43.8 47 32.0 16+ 11.6 2 1.5 1 1.2 2 1.0 6 8.9 Sean Lemass FF 1965 144 72 47.8 47 33.9 22+ 15.4 3 2.9 Sean Lemass to 1966/Jack Lynch FF 1969 144 75+ 45.7 50 34.1 18 17.0 1 3.2 Jack Lynch FF 1973 144 69+ 46.2 54 35.1 19 13.7 2 5.0 Liam Cosgrave FG/Lab Jack Lynch to 1979/Charles 1977 148 84 50.6 43 30.5 17+ 11.6 4 7.3 FF Haughey SFWP/WP/ Other Parties ** Progressive Fianna Fail Fine Gael Labour Sinn Fein Green Party Democratic and Taoiseach Government Democrats Left Independents 1981 166 78 45.3 65 36.5 15 9.9 Feb 1982 166 81+ 17.3 63 37.3 15 9.1 1 1.7 7 6.6 Garret Fitzgerald FG/Lab Nov 1982 166 75 45.2 70 39.2 16 9.4 3 2.2 4 4.1 Charles Haughey FF 1987 166 81 44.2 51+ 27.1 12 6.4 14 11.9 2 3.1 3 3.1 Garret Fitzgerald FG/Lab 1989 166 81 44.2 55 29.3 15 9.5 6 5.5 4 3.8 4 6.6 Charles Haughey FF Charles Haughey to 1992/ Albert 1992 166 68 39.1 45 24.5 33 19.3 10 4.7 1 1.5 7 5 5 5.0 FF/PD Reynolds Albert Reynolds to 1994/John 1997 166 77 39.3 54 28.0 17 10.4 1 2.5 4 4.7 1 1.4 4 2.8 5 8.2 FF/PD/FG/Lab/DL Bruton 2 2.8 4 2.5 7 9.8 Bertie Ahern FF/PD Other Parties** Progressive United Left Fianna Fail Fine Gael Labour Sinn Fein Green Party and Taoiseach Government Democrats Alliance Independents 5 2002 166 81 41.5 31 22.5 21+ 10.8 6.5 8 4.0 6 3.8 14 10.9 Bertie Ahern FF/PD

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Curran, John 61 Kenny, Gino 61 TDs Daly, Clare 56 Kyne, Seán 93 Adams, Gerry 124 Daly, Jim 37 Lahart, John 76 Aylward, Bobby 9 D’Arcy, Michael W. 161 Lawless, James 100 Bailey, Maria 85 Deasy, John 157 Lowry, Michael 152 Barrett, Seán 84 Deering, Pat 9 MacSharry, Marc 148 Barry, Mick 24 Doherty, Pearse 40 Madigan, Josepha 68 Boyd Barrett, Richard 84 Doherty, Regina 133 Martin, Catherine 69 Brady, John 164 Donnelly, Stephen 164 Martin, Micheál 32 Brassil, John 97 Donohoe, Paschal 52 McConalogue, Charlie 40 Breathnach, Declan 124 Dooley, Timmy 16 Breen, Pat 17 McDonald, Mary Lou 52 Doyle, Andrew 165 Brophy, Colm 77 McEntee, Helen 132 Durkan, Bernard 101 McGrath, Michael 32 Broughan, Tommy 45 Doyle, Andrew 165 McGrath, Mattie 152 Browne, James 160 Ellis, Dessie 64 McGrath, Finian 45 Bruton, Richard 44 English, Damien 137 Buckley, Pat 21 McGuinness, John 8 Farrell, Alan 57 Burke, Peter 121 McHugh, Joe 41 Ferris, Martin 97 Burton, Joan 81 McLoughlin, Tony 149 Fitzgerald, Frances 60 Mitchell, Denise 45 Butler, Mary 156 Fitzmaurice, Michael 144 Byrne, Catherine 73 Mitchell O’Connor, Mary 85 Fitzpatrick, Peter 125 Moran, Kevin ‘Boxer’ 120 Byrne, Thomas 132 Flanagan, Charles 109 Moynihan, Aindreas 28 Cahill, Jackie 153 Fleming, Seán 108 Moynihan, Michael 29 Calleary, Dara 129 Funchion, Kathleen 9 Munster, Imelda 125 Canney, Seán 88 Gallagher, Pat ‘the Cope’ 41 Murphy, Eugene 145 Cannon, Ciaran 89 Grealish, Noel 92 Murphy, Paul 76 Carey, Joe 17 Griffin, Brendan 97 Murphy, Eoghan 48 Casey, Pat 165 Halligan, John 157 Murphy, Dara 25 Cassells, Shane 136 Harris, Simon 165 Murphy, Catherine 100 Chambers, Lisa 129 Harty, Dr Michael 16 Murphy O’Mahony, Chambers, Jack 81 Haughey, Seán 44 Margaret 36 Collins, Michael 36 Healy, Seamus 153 Naughten, Denis 144 Collins, Niall 116 Healy Rae, Danny 96 Naughton, Hildegarde 93 Collins, Joan 72 Healy Rae, Michael 96 Neville, Tom 116 Connolly, Catherine 93 Heydon, Martin 104 Nolan, Carol 141 Coppinger, Ruth 80 Howlin, Brendan 160 Noonan, Michael 113 Corcoran Kennedy, Humphreys, Heather 12 Ó Broin, Eoin 60 Marcella 140 Kehoe, Paul 161 Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín 12 Coveney, Simon 33 Kelleher, Billy 24 Ó Cúiv Éamon 92 Cowen, Barry 140 Kelly, Alan 153 Ó Fearghail, Seán 105 Creed, Michael 28 Kenny, Enda 128 Ó Laoghaire, Donnchadh 33 Crowe, Seán 77 Kenny, Martin 148 Ó Snodaigh, Aengus 72 Cullinane, David 156

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O’Brien, Darragh 56 Jennifer 180 O’Brien, Jonathan 25 Senators Nash, Gerald 181 O’Callaghan, Jim 49 Ardagh, Catherine 176 Noone, Catherine 178 O’Connell, Kate 49 Bacik, Ivana 183 Norris, David 183 O’Dea, Willie 112 Black, Frances 176 Ó Céidigh, Padraig 185 O’Donovan, Patrick 117 Boyhan, Victor 171 Ó Clochartaigh, Trevor 173 O’Dowd, Fergus 125 Burke, Paddy 171 Ó Domhnaill, Brian 173 O’Keeffe, Kevin 21 Burke, Colm 176 Ó Donnghaile, Niall 170 O’Loughlin, Fiona 104 Butler, Ray 184 Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán 178 O’Reilly, Louise 57 Buttimer, Jerry 179 O’Donnell, Marie-Louise 186 O’Rourke, Frank 101 Byrne, Maria 171 O’Donnell, Kieran 174 O’Sullivan, Jan 113 Clifford-Lee, Lorraine 174 O’Donovan, Denis 173 O’Sullivan, Maureen 53 Coffey, Paudie 184 O’Mahony, John 186 Penrose, Willie 121 Coghlan, Paul 177 O’Reilly, Joe 181 Phelan, John Paul 8 Conway, Martin 169 O’Sullivan, Ned 181 Pringle, Thomas 41 Conway-Walsh, Rose 172 O’Sullivan, Grace 173 Quinlivan, Maurice 112 Craughwell, Gerard 179 Reilly, Dr James 186 Rabbitte, Ann 88 Daly, Mark 169 Richmond, Neale 181 Ring, Michael 128 Daly, Paul 172 Ruane, Lynn 183 Rock, Noel 65 Davitt, Aidan 177 Swanick, Dr Keith 175 Ross, Shane 68 Devine, Máire 179 Warfield, Fintan 175 Ryan, Eamon 48 Dolan, John 169 Wilson, Diarmuid 170 Ryan, Brendan 57 Feighan, Frank 184 Scanlon, Eamon 149 Freeman, Joan 184 Sherlock, Seán 20 Gallagher, Robbie 180 MEPs Shortall, Róisín 64 Gavan, Paul 180 Boylan, Lynn 188 Smith, Brendan 13 Higgins, Alice-Mary 182 Carthy, Matt 189 Smith, Bríd 73 Hopkins, Maura 170 Childers, Nessa 188 Smyth, Niamh 13 Horkan, Gerry 177 Clune, Deirdre 191 Stanley, Brian 108 Humphreys, Kevin 170 Crowley, Brian 190 Stanton, David 20 Kelleher, Colette 185 Flanagan, Luke ‘Ming’ 189 Toibín, Peadar 136 Landy, Denis 172 Harkin, Marian 189 Troy, Robert 120 Lawless, Billy 185 Hayes, Brian 188 Varadkar, Dr Leo 80 Leyden, Terry 180 Kelly, Seán 190 Wallace, Mick 161 Lombard, Tim 172 McGuinness, Maireád 189 Zappone, Dr Katherine 77 MacLochlainn, Padraig 177 Ní Riada, Liadh 190 McDowell, Michael 182 McFadden, Gabrielle 174 Mulherin, Michelle 185 Mullen, Rónán 182 Murnane-O’Connor,

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198 Nealon’s Guide: to the 32nd Dáil & 25th Seanad Ted Nealon

Ted Nealon (24 November 1929 – 28 January 2014) was a Fine Gael TD, journalist and broadcaster. A native of Aclare, County Sligo, he was a well-known current affairs presenter on RTÉ and won a Jacob’s Award for his hosting of the television coverage of the 1973 general election results.

He was first elected to the Dáil for Sligo-Leitrim at the 1981 general election and was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he retired from politics at the 1997 general election. He served as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture from 1981 to 1982 in the Fine Gael–Labour Party government of the 22nd Dáil. After the November 1982 general election, another Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition was returned to office in the 24th Dáil under Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. In February 1983, he was appointed Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (with responsibilities for Arts and Culture). He was also Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, subsequently becoming Minister of State at the Department of Communications when the department was renamed.

He was the founder and editor of Nealon’s Guide to the Dáil and Seanad from 1973 to 1997. The Guide comes out after every general election and is regarded as the ‘bible’ of political statistics and information.

He died in January 2014. The 32nd Dáil Nealon’s Guide The number of TDs returned to the 32nd Dáil from To the 32nd Dáil and 25th Seanad 40 constituencies for each party was:

Fine Gael 50 Fianna Fáil 44 Sinn Féin 23 Independent/Others 23 Labour 7 AAA-PBP 6 Social Democrats 3 Green Party 2 Edited by: Tim Ryan

The Irish Times Nealon’s Guide to the 32nd Dáil and 25th Seanad

Nealon’s Guide is Ireland’s best known political is visually attractive and easy to follow. The reference work and an indispensable handbook Guide also contains the Seanad results and to each general election. Since 1973, when it was biographical details of the 60 senators, panel by founded by the late Ted Nealon, a new edition panel, and the Taoiseach’s 11 nominees. Profiles has appeared after every general election. of the country’s 11 MEPs elected in the 2014 European Elections are also given. This edition provides the full results for all 40 constituencies along with biographical and contact details of all 158 TDs elected to the Dáil in the 2016 General Election in a style that

Tim Ryan is a journalist and public affairs consultant. A native of Tipperary, he worked as a freelance journalist before joining the Cork Examiner and later the Irish Press Group. In 1997 he set up his own media consulting business. He has written a number of books including Mara, PJ; The Longford Leader, (Albert Reynolds) and A Safe Pair of Hands (Dick Spring). He also edited a history of the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society (IAWS) to mark its centenary in 1997. He holds a BA (Hons) and M.Comm (Government & Public Policy) from UCC.