Paschal Donohoe
| Paschal Donohoe TD | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Dublin Central |
| Senator | |
| In office July 2007 – February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1974 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Website | www.paschaldonohoe.ie |
Paschal Donohoe (born 19 September 1974) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency at the 2011 general election.[1]
He was first elected to Dublin City Council in 2004, for the Cabra/Glasnevin electoral area. During this time he was Chair of the Central Area Committee, Chair of the Environmental Strategic Policy Committee and a member of the City Corporate Policy Committee. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2007 general election in the Dublin Central constituency, but was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel in July 2007.[2] He was appointed in October 2007 as Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Transport and the Marine. He was a member of the Joint Oireachtas committee on Transport and the Joint Oireachtas committee on European Affairs. He was appointed Chairman of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Ireland's Future in Europe by Enda Kenny in October 2008.
On 24 March 2009 he was nominated by Fine Gael to run in the Dublin Central by-election caused by the death of Tony Gregory,[3] but he was unsuccessful at the election.
He topped the poll in the 2011 general election and was elected on the 2nd count.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Mr. Paschal Donohoe". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=2244&ConstID=208. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Paschal Donohoe". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=203. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ "Late show row senator for election". Evening Herald. 25 March 2009. http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/late-show-row-senator-for-election-1685451.html. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
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| Preceded by Bertie Ahern (Fianna Fáil) |
Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Dublin Central 2011–present |
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