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style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Limerick_County_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Limerick County (Dáil constituency)">Limerick</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1977-03-21</span>) </span>21 March 1977<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 47)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Limerick" title="Limerick">Limerick</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output 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title="University College Cork">University College Cork</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Immaculate_College" title="Mary Immaculate College">Mary Immaculate College</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://patrickodonovan.ie">patrickodonovan<wbr />.ie</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Patrick O'Donovan</b> (born 21 March 1977) is an Irish <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> politician who has served as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Further_and_Higher_Education,_Research,_Innovation_and_Science" title="Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science">Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science</a> since 2024. He previously served as a <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_(Ireland)" title="Minister of State (Ireland)">Minister of State</a> from 2016 to 2024. He has been a <a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachta Dála</a> (TD) for the <a href="/wiki/Limerick_County_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Limerick County (Dáil constituency)">Limerick County</a> constituency since 2016, and from 2011 to 2016 for the <a href="/wiki/Limerick_County_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Limerick County (Dáil constituency)">Limerick</a> constituency.<sup id="cite_ref-elecs_irl_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elecs_irl-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_O%27Donovan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was a member of <a href="/wiki/Limerick_County_Council" title="Limerick County Council">Limerick County Council</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_West" title="Newcastle West">Newcastle West</a> local electoral area from 2003 to 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-elecs_irl_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elecs_irl-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-oireachtas_db_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oireachtas_db-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2014, he called for "tougher controls on the use of open source internet browsers and payment systems" which he claimed allowed users to remain anonymous in the illegal trade of drugs, weapons and pornography.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minister_of_State">Minister of State</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_O%27Donovan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Minister of State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 19 May 2016, following the <a href="/wiki/2016_Irish_general_election" title="2016 Irish general election">2016 general election</a> and the formation of <a href="/wiki/30th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="30th Government of Ireland">minority Fine Gael government</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a>, O'Donovan was appointed as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Transport" title="Minister of State at the Department of Transport">Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport</a> with responsibility for Tourism and Sport.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 June 2017, following the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a> as Taoiseach, he was appointed by the <a href="/wiki/31st_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="31st Government of Ireland">new government</a> as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Public_Expenditure,_National_Development_Plan_Delivery_and_Reform" title="Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform">Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Finance" title="Minister of State at the Department of Finance">at the Department of Finance</a> with responsibility for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2017, he claimed in an interview with the <i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Independent_(Ireland)" title="Sunday Independent (Ireland)">Sunday Independent</a></i>, that the <a href="/wiki/Provisional_IRA" class="mw-redirect" title="Provisional IRA">Provisional IRA</a> were responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Dublin_and_Monaghan_bombings" title="Dublin and Monaghan bombings">Dublin and Monaghan bombings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fine Gael declined to comment on the matter.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 July 2020, he was appointed by the <a href="/wiki/32nd_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="32nd Government of Ireland">new government</a> formed after the <a href="/wiki/2020_Irish_general_election" title="2020 Irish general election">2020 general election</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Martin" title="Micheál Martin">Micheál Martin</a> as Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with responsibility for the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Public_Works" title="Office of Public Works">Office of Public Works</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2022, following the appointment of Leo Varadkar as taoiseach, he was re-appointed to the same post, as well as the post of <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Tourism,_Culture,_Arts,_Gaeltacht,_Sport_and_Media" title="Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media">Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media</a> with special responsibility for the <a href="/wiki/Gaeltacht" title="Gaeltacht">Gaeltacht</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 29 June 2023 he was hospitalised after collapsing in the chamber of Dáil Éireann.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ten weeks later he had recovered sufficiently to resume his post.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minister_for_Further_and_Higher_Education,_Research,_Innovation_and_Science"><span id="Minister_for_Further_and_Higher_Education.2C_Research.2C_Innovation_and_Science"></span>Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_O%27Donovan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 9 April 2024, O'Donovan was appointed as <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Further_and_Higher_Education,_Research,_Innovation_and_Science" title="Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science">Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science</a> following the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Simon_Harris" title="Simon Harris">Simon Harris</a> as Taoiseach.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was appointed by Fine Gael as director of elections for Daniel Butler in the <a href="/wiki/2024_Limerick_mayoral_election" title="2024 Limerick mayoral election">2024 Limerick mayoral election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_O%27Donovan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Transport" title="Minister of State at the Department of Transport">Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport</a> </b><br />2016–2017 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Griffin_(Kerry_politician)" title="Brendan Griffin (Kerry politician)">Brendan Griffin</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="2">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Eoghan_Murphy" title="Eoghan Murphy">Eoghan Murphy</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Finance" title="Minister of State at the Department of Finance">Minister of State at the Department of Finance</a> </b><br />2017–2020 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Chambers_(politician)" title="Jack Chambers (politician)">Jack Chambers</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Public_Expenditure,_National_Development_Plan_Delivery_and_Reform" title="Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform">Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform</a> </b><br />2017–2024 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Kieran_O%27Donnell" title="Kieran O'Donnell">Kieran O'Donnell</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Chambers_(politician)" title="Jack Chambers (politician)">Jack Chambers</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Tourism,_Culture,_Arts,_Gaeltacht,_Sport_and_Media" title="Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media">Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media</a> </b><br />2022–2024 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Byrne_(Meath_politician)" title="Thomas Byrne (Meath politician)">Thomas Byrne</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Harris" title="Simon Harris">Simon Harris</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Further_and_Higher_Education,_Research,_Innovation_and_Science" title="Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and 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Kenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_Kerrane" title="Claire Kerrane">Kerrane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draig_Mac_Lochlainn" title="Pádraig Mac Lochlainn">Mac Lochlainn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Lou_McDonald" title="Mary Lou McDonald">McDonald</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Mitchell" title="Denise Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imelda_Munster" title="Imelda Munster">Munster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mythen" title="Johnny Mythen">Mythen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_%C3%93_Broin" title="Eoin Ó Broin">Ó Broin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnchadh_%C3%93_Laoghaire" title="Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire">Ó Laoghaire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruair%C3%AD_%C3%93_Murch%C3%BA" title="Ruairí Ó Murchú">Ó Murchú</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_O%27Reilly" title="Louise O'Reilly">O'Reilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_O%27Rourke" title="Darren O'Rourke">O'Rourke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aengus_%C3%93_Snodaigh" title="Aengus Ó Snodaigh">Ó Snodaigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Quinlivan" title="Maurice Quinlivan">Quinlivan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Tully" title="Pauline Tully">Tully</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Ward_(politician)" title="Mark Ward (politician)">Ward</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> (32)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colm_Brophy" title="Colm Brophy">Brophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bruton" title="Richard Bruton">Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colm_Burke" title="Colm Burke">C. Burke</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Burke_(politician)" title="Peter Burke (politician)">P. Burke</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Carroll_MacNeill" title="Jennifer Carroll MacNeill">Carroll MacNeill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciar%C3%A1n_Cannon" title="Ciarán Cannon">Cannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Coveney" title="Simon Coveney">Coveney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Creed" title="Michael Creed">Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Dillon" title="Alan Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Donohoe" title="Paschal Donohoe">Donohoe</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Durkan" title="Bernard Durkan">Durkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damien_English" title="Damien English">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Farrell" title="Alan Farrell">A. Farrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Feighan" title="Frank Feighan">Feighan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Flanagan" title="Charles Flanagan">Flanagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Griffin_(Kerry_politician)" title="Brendan Griffin (Kerry politician)">Griffin</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Simon_Harris" title="Simon Harris">Harris</a></i>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Heydon" title="Martin Heydon">Heydon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emer_Higgins" title="Emer Higgins">Higgins</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heather_Humphreys" title="Heather Humphreys">Humphreys</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Kehoe" title="Paul Kehoe">Kehoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josepha_Madigan" title="Josepha Madigan">Madigan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">McEntee</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hildegarde_Naughton" title="Hildegarde Naughton">Naughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kieran_O%27Donnell" title="Kieran O'Donnell">O'Donnell</a></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">O'Donovan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fergus_O%27Dowd" title="Fergus O'Dowd">O'Dowd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_Phelan" title="John Paul Phelan">Phelan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neale_Richmond" title="Neale Richmond">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ring" title="Michael Ring">Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Stanton_(politician)" title="David Stanton (politician)">Stanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Varadkar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green Party</a> (12)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Costello_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick Costello (Irish politician)">Costello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Noel_Duffy" title="Francis Noel Duffy">Duffy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neasa_Hourigan" title="Neasa Hourigan">Hourigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Leddin" title="Brian Leddin">Leddin</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Martin_(politician)" title="Catherine Martin (politician)">C. Martin</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Matthews" title="Steven Matthews">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Noonan" title="Malcolm Noonan">Noonan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_O%27Brien_(politician)" title="Joe O'Brien (politician)">J. O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_%C3%93_Cathasaigh" title="Marc Ó Cathasaigh">Ó Cathasaigh</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roderic_O%27Gorman" title="Roderic O'Gorman">O'Gorman</a></i>§</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eamon_Ryan" title="Eamon Ryan">E. Ryan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ossian_Smyth" title="Ossian Smyth">O. Smyth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ivana_Bacik" title="Ivana Bacik">Bacik</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Howlin" title="Brendan Howlin">Howlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kelly_(politician)" title="Alan Kelly (politician)">Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ged_Nash" title="Ged Nash">Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Sherlock" title="Seán Sherlock">Sherlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Smith_(Irish_politician)" title="Duncan Smith (Irish politician)">D. Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democrats_(Ireland)" title="Social Democrats (Ireland)">Social Democrats</a> (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Cairns" title="Holly Cairns">Cairns</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Gannon" title="Gary Gannon">Gannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Murphy_(politician)" title="Catherine Murphy (politician)">C. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cian_O%27Callaghan" title="Cian O'Callaghan">C. O'Callaghan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn_Shortall" title="Róisín Shortall">Shortall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Whitmore" title="Jennifer Whitmore">Whitmore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit%E2%80%93Solidarity" title="People Before Profit–Solidarity">PBP–Solidarity</a> (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Barry_(Irish_politician)" title="Mick Barry (Irish politician)">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Boyd_Barrett" title="Richard Boyd Barrett">Boyd Barrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Kenny" title="Gino Kenny">G. Kenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Murphy_(Irish_politician)" title="Paul Murphy (Irish politician)">P. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Smith" title="Bríd Smith">Bríd Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Ireland" title="Independent Ireland">Independent Ireland</a> (3)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Collins_(politician,_born_1968)" title="Michael Collins (politician, born 1968)">M. Collins</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fitzmaurice_(politician)" title="Michael Fitzmaurice (politician)">Fitzmaurice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_O%27Donoghue" title="Richard O'Donoghue">O'Donoghue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Aont%C3%BA" title="Aontú">Aontú</a> (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peadar_T%C3%B3ib%C3%ADn" title="Peadar Tóibín">Tóibín</a>§</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Right_to_Change" title="Right to Change">Right to Change</a> (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Collins_(politician)" title="Joan Collins (politician)">J. Collins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> (20)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cathal_Berry" title="Cathal Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Canney" title="Seán Canney">Canney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Connolly" title="Catherine Connolly">Connolly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Fitzpatrick" title="Peter Fitzpatrick">Fitzpatrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noel_Grealish" title="Noel Grealish">Grealish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Harkin" title="Marian Harkin">Harkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Healy-Rae" title="Danny Healy-Rae">D. Healy-Rae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Healy-Rae" title="Michael Healy-Rae">M. Healy-Rae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lowry_(politician)" title="Michael Lowry (politician)">Lowry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattie_McGrath" title="Mattie McGrath">Mattie McGrath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_McHugh" title="Joe McHugh">McHugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_MacSharry" title="Marc MacSharry">MacSharry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verona_Murphy" title="Verona Murphy">V. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Naughten" title="Denis Naughten">Naughten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Nolan" title="Carol Nolan">Nolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pringle_(politician)" title="Thomas Pringle (politician)">Pringle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ryan_(politician)" title="Patricia Ryan (politician)">P. Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Shanahan_(politician)" title="Matt Shanahan (politician)">Shanahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stanley_(politician)" title="Brian Stanley (politician)">Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violet-Anne_Wynne" title="Violet-Anne Wynne">Wynne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Women" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Women</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ivana_Bacik" title="Ivana Bacik">Bacik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Butler_(politician)" title="Mary Butler (politician)">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Cairns" title="Holly Cairns">Cairns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Carroll_MacNeill" title="Jennifer Carroll MacNeill">Carroll MacNeill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sorca_Clarke" title="Sorca Clarke">Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Collins_(politician)" title="Joan Collins (politician)">J. Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Connolly" title="Catherine Connolly">Connolly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Conway-Walsh" title="Rose Conway-Walsh">Conway-Walsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9ada_Cronin" title="Réada Cronin">Cronin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mair%C3%A9ad_Farrell_(politician)" title="Mairéad Farrell (politician)">Farrell</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Norma_Foley" title="Norma Foley">Foley</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Harkin" title="Marian Harkin">Harkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emer_Higgins" title="Emer Higgins">Higgins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neasa_Hourigan" title="Neasa Hourigan">Hourigan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heather_Humphreys" title="Heather Humphreys">Humphreys</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_Kerrane" title="Claire Kerrane">Kerrane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Lou_McDonald" title="Mary Lou McDonald">McDonald</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josepha_Madigan" title="Josepha Madigan">Madigan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Martin_(politician)" title="Catherine Martin (politician)">C. Martin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">McEntee</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Mitchell" title="Denise Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imelda_Munster" title="Imelda Munster">Munster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Murnane_O%27Connor" title="Jennifer Murnane O'Connor">Murnane O'Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Murphy_(politician)" title="Catherine Murphy (politician)">C. Murphy</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verona_Murphy" title="Verona Murphy">V. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hildegarde_Naughton" title="Hildegarde Naughton">Naughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Nolan" title="Carol Nolan">Nolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_O%27Reilly" title="Louise O'Reilly">O'Reilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Rabbitte" title="Anne Rabbitte">Rabbitte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ryan_(politician)" title="Patricia Ryan (politician)">P. Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn_Shortall" title="Róisín Shortall">Shortall</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Smith" title="Bríd Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niamh_Smyth" title="Niamh Smyth">N. Smyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Tully" title="Pauline Tully">Tully</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Whitmore" title="Jennifer Whitmore">Whitmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violet-Anne_Wynne" title="Violet-Anne Wynne">Wynne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>§ Party leaders; <i>Italics</i> = Ministers</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Teachtaí_Dála_(TDs)_for_the_Limerick_constituency" style="white-space:normal !important;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Limerick_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)/TDs" title="Template:Limerick (Dáil constituency)/TDs"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Limerick_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)/TDs" title="Template talk:Limerick (Dáil constituency)/TDs"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Limerick_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)/TDs" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Limerick (Dáil constituency)/TDs"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Teachtaí_Dála_(TDs)_for_the_Limerick_constituency" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachtaí Dála</a> (TDs) for the <a href="/wiki/Limerick_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Limerick (Dáil constituency)">Limerick</a> constituency</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0;white-space:normal !important"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable relarticle mainarticle selfreference noprint">This table is <a href="/wiki/Help:Transclusion" title="Help:Transclusion">transcluded</a> from <a href="/wiki/Limerick_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Limerick (Dáil constituency)">Limerick (Dáil constituency)</a>. <span class="plainlinks" style="font-style: normal; font-size:85%;">(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Limerick_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit">edit</a> | <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Limerick_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=history">history</a>)</span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; max-width:95% !important; !important; white-space:normal !important;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Dáil</th> <th>Election</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party) </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">4th</td> <td>1923 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hayes_(Irish_politician)" title="Richard Hayes (Irish politician)">Richard Hayes</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/James_Ledden" title="James Ledden">James Ledden</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008800"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Carroll" title="Seán Carroll">Seán Carroll</a><br />(Rep) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008800"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/James_Colbert" title="James Colbert">James Colbert</a><br />(Rep) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/John_Nolan_(Irish_politician)" title="John Nolan (Irish politician)">John Nolan</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#EB0000"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Clancy_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick Clancy (Irish politician)">Patrick Clancy</a><br />(Lab) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#B8860B"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hogan_(Farmers%27_Party_politician)" title="Patrick Hogan (Farmers' Party politician)">Patrick Hogan</a><br />(FP) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i> 1924 by-election</i> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Richard_O%27Connell_(politician)" title="Richard O'Connell (politician)">Richard O'Connell</a><br />(CnaG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td>1927 (Jun) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Hewson" title="Gilbert Hewson">Gilbert Hewson</a><br />(Ind) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Tadhg_Crowley" title="Tadhg Crowley">Tadhg Crowley</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/James_Colbert" title="James Colbert">James Colbert</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/George_C._Bennett_(Irish_politician)" title="George C. Bennett (Irish politician)">George C. Bennett</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#EB0000"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Keyes" title="Michael Keyes">Michael Keyes</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td>6th</td> <td>1927 (Sep) </td> <td rowspan="7" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Bourke" title="Daniel Bourke">Daniel Bourke</a><br />(FF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Nolan_(Irish_politician)" title="John Nolan (Irish politician)">John Nolan</a><br />(CnaG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>7th</td> <td>1932 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/James_Reidy" title="James Reidy">James Reidy</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td rowspan="6" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="Robert Ryan (Irish politician)">Robert Ryan</a><br />(FF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#B8860B"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_O%27Shaughnessy" title="John O'Shaughnessy">John O'Shaughnessy</a><br />(FP) </td></tr> <tr> <td>8th</td> <td>1933 </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Donnchadh_%C3%93_Briain" title="Donnchadh Ó Briain">Donnchadh Ó Briain</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#EB0000"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Keyes" title="Michael Keyes">Michael Keyes</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td>9th</td> <td>1937 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_O%27Shaughnessy" title="John O'Shaughnessy">John O'Shaughnessy</a><br />(FG) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Colbert" title="Michael Colbert">Michael Colbert</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/George_C._Bennett_(Irish_politician)" title="George C. Bennett (Irish politician)">George C. Bennett</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>10th</td> <td>1938 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/James_Reidy" title="James Reidy">James Reidy</a><br />(FG) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tadhg_Crowley" title="Tadhg Crowley">Tadhg Crowley</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>11th</td> <td>1943 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12th</td> <td>1944 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Colbert" title="Michael Colbert">Michael Colbert</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>13th</td> <td>1948 </td> <td colspan="14"><i>Constituency abolished. See <a href="/wiki/Limerick_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Limerick East (Dáil constituency)">Limerick East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Limerick_West_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Limerick West (Dáil constituency)">Limerick West</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; max-width:95% !important; !important; white-space:normal !important;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Dáil</th> <th>Election</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party) </th></tr> <tr> <td>31st</td> <td>2011 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#008f38"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Niall_Collins" title="Niall Collins">Niall Collins</a><br />(FF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Neville" title="Dan Neville">Dan Neville</a><br />(FG) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Patrick O'Donovan</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>32nd</td> <td>2016 </td> <td colspan="6"><i>Constituency abolished. 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title="History of Fine Gael">History of Fine Gael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blueshirts" title="Blueshirts">Blueshirts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumann_na_nGaedheal" title="Cumann na nGaedheal">Cumann na nGaedheal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moriarty_Tribunal" title="Moriarty Tribunal">Moriarty Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Centre_Party_(Ireland)" title="National Centre Party (Ireland)">National Centre Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Democrats" title="Progressive Democrats">Progressive Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro-Treaty_Sinn_F%C3%A9in" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin">Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reform_Alliance_(Ireland)" title="Reform Alliance (Ireland)">Reform Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renua" title="Renua">Renua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tallaght_Strategy" title="Tallaght Strategy">Tallaght Strategy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#6699FF;color:white;;width:1%">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#6699FF;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_Fine_Gael" title="Leader of Fine Gael"><span style="color:white;">Leaders</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_O%27Duffy" title="Eoin O'Duffy">Eoin O'Duffy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._T._Cosgrave" title="W. T. Cosgrave">W. T. Cosgrave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Mulcahy" title="Richard Mulcahy">Richard Mulcahy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Dillon_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="James Dillon (Fine Gael politician)">James Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Cosgrave" title="Liam Cosgrave">Liam Cosgrave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garret_FitzGerald" title="Garret FitzGerald">Garret FitzGerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Dukes" title="Alan Dukes">Alan Dukes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bruton" title="John Bruton">John Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Noonan_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician)">Michael Noonan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Harris" title="Simon Harris">Simon Harris</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#6699FF;color:white;">Deputy leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Barry_(politician)" title="Peter Barry (politician)">Peter Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bruton" title="John Bruton">John Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Barry_(politician)" title="Peter Barry (politician)">Peter Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nora_Owen" title="Nora Owen">Nora Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Mitchell_(politician)" title="Jim Mitchell (politician)">Jim Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bruton" title="Richard Bruton">Richard Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Reilly_(Irish_politician)" title="James Reilly (Irish politician)">James Reilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Coveney" title="Simon Coveney">Simon Coveney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Humphreys" title="Heather Humphreys">Heather Humphreys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">Helen McEntee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#6699FF;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann"><span style="color:white;">Seanad leaders</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Higgins" title="Michael O'Higgins">Michael O'Higgins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Cooney" title="Patrick Cooney">Patrick Cooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemma_Hussey" title="Gemma Hussey">Gemma Hussey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Dooge" title="James Dooge">James Dooge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Manning" title="Maurice Manning">Maurice Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Hayes_(politician)" title="Brian Hayes (politician)">Brian Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Finucane" title="Michael Finucane">Michael Finucane</a> (<i>acting</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frances_Fitzgerald_(politician)" title="Frances Fitzgerald (politician)">Frances Fitzgerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cummins" title="Maurice Cummins">Maurice Cummins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buttimer" title="Jerry Buttimer">Jerry Buttimer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regina_Doherty" title="Regina Doherty">Regina Doherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Kyne" title="Seán Kyne">Seán Kyne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#6699FF;color:white;">Chairpersons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kieran_Crotty" title="Kieran Crotty">Kieran Crotty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donal_Creed" title="Donal Creed">Donal Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Enright" title="Tom Enright">Tom Enright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lowry_(politician)" title="Michael Lowry (politician)">Michael Lowry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Higgins_(Irish_politician)" title="Jim Higgins (Irish politician)">Jim Higgins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Hogan" title="Phil Hogan">Phil Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draic_McCormack" title="Pádraic McCormack">Pádraic McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hayes_(Irish_politician)" title="Tom Hayes (Irish politician)">Tom Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Flanagan" title="Charles Flanagan">Charles Flanagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Neville" title="Dan Neville">Dan Neville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Heydon" title="Martin Heydon">Martin Heydon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bruton" title="Richard Bruton">Richard Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Dillon" title="Alan Dillon">Alan Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Farrell" title="Alan Farrell">Alan Farrell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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href="/wiki/1990_Irish_presidential_election" title="1990 Irish presidential election">1990</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Banotti" title="Mary Banotti">Mary Banotti</a> (<a href="/wiki/1997_Irish_presidential_election" title="1997 Irish presidential election">1997</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gay_Mitchell" title="Gay Mitchell">Gay Mitchell</a> (<a href="/wiki/2011_Irish_presidential_election" title="2011 Irish presidential election">2011</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#6699FF;color:white;">Unopposed presidential candidates<br />with Fine Gael support</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hyde" title="Douglas Hyde">Douglas Hyde</a> (<a href="/wiki/1938_Irish_presidential_election" title="1938 Irish presidential election">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cearbhall_%C3%93_D%C3%A1laigh" title="Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh">Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh</a> (<a href="/wiki/1974_Irish_presidential_election" title="1974 Irish presidential election">1974</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#6699FF;color:white;;width:1%">Elected representatives</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#6699FF;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann"><span style="color:white;">Dáil Éireann</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colm_Brophy" title="Colm Brophy">Colm Brophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bruton" title="Richard Bruton">Richard Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colm_Burke" title="Colm Burke">Colm Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Burke_(politician)" title="Peter Burke (politician)">Peter Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Carroll_MacNeill" title="Jennifer Carroll MacNeill">Jennifer Carroll MacNeill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciar%C3%A1n_Cannon" title="Ciarán Cannon">Ciarán Cannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Coveney" title="Simon Coveney">Simon Coveney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Creed" title="Michael Creed">Michael Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Dillon" title="Alan Dillon">Alan Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Donohoe" title="Paschal Donohoe">Paschal Donohoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Durkan" title="Bernard Durkan">Bernard Durkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damien_English" title="Damien English">Damien English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Farrell" title="Alan Farrell">Alan Farrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Feighan" title="Frank 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class="mw-selflink selflink">Patrick O'Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fergus_O%27Dowd" title="Fergus O'Dowd">Fergus O'Dowd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_Phelan" title="John Paul Phelan">John Paul Phelan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neale_Richmond" title="Neale Richmond">Neale Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ring" title="Michael Ring">Michael Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Stanton_(politician)" title="David Stanton (politician)">David Stanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Leo Varadkar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#6699FF;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann"><span style="color:white;">Seanad Éireann</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Garret_Ahearn" title="Garret Ahearn">Garret Ahearn</a></li> <li><a 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