Eamonn Maloney
Irish former politician (b. 1953)
Eamonn Maloney | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) County Donegal, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations |
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Eamonn Maloney (born 1953) is an Irish former independent politician.[1] He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency at the 2011 general election.[2]
He was a member of South Dublin County Council from 1999 to 2011, representing the Tallaght area. He a former member of Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party and contested Dublin South-West at the 1987 general election for that party.[2] He is a brother of former Senator Seán Maloney.[citation needed]
In the past he has worked in a factory and been on the dole. During the 31st Dáil, he was the only TD in Ireland who claimed no expenses, a policy he carried out throughout his twelve years at local level and maintained at national level.[3]
Justifying the cut in unemployment benefit from €144 to €100 per week for young people aged 22 to 24 in the 2014 budget, Maloney said "Parents will tell you that they do not want their children at home watching a flat-screen television seven days a week.".[4]
In July 2015, he announced that he would not be contesting the 2016 general election.[5] In September 2015, he resigned from the Labour Party, and announced that he was contesting the 2016 general election as an independent candidate.[6]
He subsequently lost his seat at the 2016 general election, polling 1,627 first preferences.[2]
References
- ^ "Eamonn Maloney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ a b c "Eamonn Maloney". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Meet the only TD in Ireland who claims NO expenses". The Journal.ie. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "TD wants to 'save young from flat-screen TVs'". Irish Independent. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Labour TD Eamonn Maloney bows out of race ahead of next general election". Irish Independent. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Eamonn Maloney resigns from Labour Party". RTÉ News. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin South-West constituency
This table is transcluded from Dublin South-West (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
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| 13th | 1948 | Seán MacBride (CnaP) | Peadar Doyle (FG) | Bernard Butler (FF) | Michael O'Higgins (FG) | Robert Briscoe (FF) | |||||
| 14th | 1951 | Michael ffrench-O'Carroll (Ind) | |||||||||
| 15th | 1954 | Michael O'Higgins (FG) | |||||||||
| 1956 by-election | Noel Lemass (FF) | ||||||||||
| 16th | 1957 | James Carroll (Ind) | |||||||||
| 1959 by-election | Richie Ryan (FG) | ||||||||||
| 17th | 1961 | James O'Keeffe (FG) | |||||||||
| 18th | 1965 | John O'Connell (Lab) | Joseph Dowling (FF) | Ben Briscoe (FF) | |||||||
| 19th | 1969 | Seán Dunne (Lab) | |||||||||
| 1970 by-election | Seán Sherwin (FF) | 4 seats 1969–1977 | |||||||||
| 20th | 1973 | Declan Costello (FG) | |||||||||
| 1976 by-election | Brendan Halligan (Lab) | ||||||||||
| 21st | 1977 | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Ballyfermot | |||||||||
Note that the boundaries of Dublin South-West from 1981 onwards share no common territory with the pre-1977 boundaries. See §History and boundaries
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
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| 22nd | 1981 | Seán Walsh (FF) | Larry McMahon (FG) | Mary Harney (FF) | Mervyn Taylor (Lab) | 4 seats 1981–1992 | |||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | ||||||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | Michael O'Leary (FG) | |||||||||
| 25th | 1987 | Chris Flood (FF) | Mary Harney (PDs) | ||||||||
| 26th | 1989 | Pat Rabbitte (WP) | |||||||||
| 27th | 1992 | Pat Rabbitte (DL) | Éamonn Walsh (Lab) | ||||||||
| 28th | 1997 | Conor Lenihan (FF) | Brian Hayes (FG) | ||||||||
| 29th | 2002 | Pat Rabbitte (Lab) | Charlie O'Connor (FF) | Seán Crowe (SF) | 4 seats 2002–2016 | ||||||
| 30th | 2007 | Brian Hayes (FG) | |||||||||
| 31st | 2011 | Eamonn Maloney (Lab) | Seán Crowe (SF) | ||||||||
| 2014 by-election | Paul Murphy (AAA) | ||||||||||
| 32nd | 2016 | Colm Brophy (FG) | John Lahart (FF) | Paul Murphy (AAA–PBP) | Katherine Zappone (Ind) | ||||||
| 33rd | 2020 | Paul Murphy (S–PBP) | Francis Noel Duffy (GP) | ||||||||
