Eoghan Murphy
Eoghan Murphy | |
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| Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government | |
| In office 14 June 2017 – 27 June 2020 | |
| Taoiseach | Leo Varadkar |
| Preceded by | Simon Coveney |
| Succeeded by | Darragh O'Brien |
| Minister of State at the Department of Finance | |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 14 June 2017 | |
| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Simon Harris |
| Succeeded by | Patrick O'Donovan |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Bay South |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1982 Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Relations | Killian Scott (Brother) |
| Education | St Michael's College, Dublin |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | eoghanmurphy |
Eoghan Murphy (born 23 April 1982) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency since 2016, and previously from 2011 to 2016 for the Dublin South-East constituency. He previously served as Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government from 2017 to 2020 and Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 2016 to 2017.[1]
Life and career
Murphy attended St Michael's College. He went on to study at University College Dublin (BA, English & Philosophy), and King's College London (MA, International Relations).[2]
Prior to entering politics, Murphy worked in international arms control, specifically in the area of nuclear weapons disarmament. He has worked for the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in Geneva, Switzerland, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Dublin, and before his election to Dublin City Council, he was working as a speechwriter for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) in Vienna, Austria.[3] In a 2015 Dáil debate on Irish neutrality, Murphy supported ending the "triple lock" requirement for Irish military deployment to have United Nations Security Council support, on the ground that it makes Ireland subject to Russia's veto power.[4]
Murphy was elected to Dublin City Council at the 2009 local elections for the local electoral area of Pembroke–Rathmines.[5] He vacated his council seat upon election to the Dáil at the 2011 general election. In the 31st Dáil, he sat on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis.
After the 2016 general election, Murphy was appointed as Minister of State for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procurement at the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform.[6]
Following Leo Varadkar's appointment as Taoiseach, Murphy was promoted to the cabinet, as Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in June 2017. On 25 September 2018, Murphy survived a motion of no confidence which had been tabled by Sinn Féin. The motion was defeated by 59 to 49 votes.[7] In December 2019, another motion of no confidence was tabled against Murphy, this time by the Social Democrats. The motion was defeated by 59 votes to 56.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ "Eoghan Murphy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Vote Murphy #1" (PDF). Eoghan Murphy. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Eoghan Murphy". Fine Gael. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Dáil Debate on Neutrality Bill" (PDF). Eoghan Murphy TD. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Eoghan Murphy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ Collins, Stephen (19 May 2016). "Taoiseach appoints 16 Fine Gael TDs as junior ministers". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members]". Houses of the Oireachtas. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Govt survives motion of no-confidence in Murphy". RTÉ News. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Eoghan Murphy saved and Christmas election off the table as no confidence motion defeated". Journal. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]". Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.