Paschal Donohoe
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| Paschal Donohoe | |
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| Assumed office July 2007 |
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| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
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| Born | 19 September 1974 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Website | www.paschaldonohoe.ie |
Paschal Donohoe is an Irish Fine Gael party politician and member of the 23rd Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel.[1]
He was first elected to Dublin City Council in 2004, for the Cabra/Glasnevin ward. 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 in the 2007 general election in the Dublin Central constituency, but was elected to the 23rd Seanad in July 2007.[2] He was appointed in October 2007 as Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Transport and the Marine. He is a member of the Joint Committee on Transport and the Joint Committee on European Affairs. He was appointed Chairman of the 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 to fill the seat vacated by the death of Tony Gregory,[3] but he was unsuccessful at the election.
[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.
- ^ "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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