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WOMEN
MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN
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Beverley Cooper-Flynn
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Date of Birth
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June 1966 (née
Flynn)
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Family
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daughter of
TD; married
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Education
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University College
Dublin
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Early career
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financial service
manager
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Early political
experience
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Mayo County
Council (1996-), contested Mayo (1994)
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Years in Dáil
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1997-date
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Party
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Fianna Fail
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Constituency
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Mayo
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Mary Coughlan
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Date of Birth
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May 1965
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Family
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daughter and
niece of TDs; married, two children
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Education
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University College
Dublin
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Early career
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social worker
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Early political
experience
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Donegal County
Council (1986-date)
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Years in Dáil
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1987-date
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Party
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Fianna Fáil
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Constituency
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Donegal South
West
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Offices held
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Minister of
State, Department of the Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht & the Islands
(with special responsibility for the Gaeltacht & the Islands)
(2000-2002); Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs (2002-2004);
Minister for Agriculture (2004-date)
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Opposition portfolios
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Educational
reform (1995-97)
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Síle
De Valera
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Date of Birth
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December 1954
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Family
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granddaughter
of Eamon De Valera; single
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Education
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University College
Dublin
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Early career
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career guidance
teacher
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Years in Dáil
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Dail: 1977-81
(def.), 1997-date; European Parliament: 1979-84 (ret.)
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Party
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Fianna Fáil
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Constituency
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Dail: Dublin
Mid County, Clare (from 1987); Europe: Dublin
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Offices held
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Minister for
Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht and the Islands (1997-2002); Minister
of State, Department of Education & Science
(2002-date)
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Opposition portfolios
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Arts (1994-97)
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Mary Hanafin
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Date of Birth
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June 1959
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Family
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daughter of
senator
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Education
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ST Patrick's
College, Maynooth; Dublin Institute of Technology
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Early career
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teacher
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Early political
experience
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Dublin City
Council (1985-91), contested Dublin South East (1989)
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Years in Dáil
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1997-date
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Party
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Fianna Fáil
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Constituency
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Dun Laoghaire
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Offices held
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Minister of
state at the Department of Health & Children (2000-2002); Government
Chief Whip and
Minister of State, Department of Defence (2002-2004); Minister for
Education and Science (2004-date)
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Other public
offices
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Fianna Fáil
National Executive (1980-2003), Fianna Fáil treasurer (1993)
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Official website
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www.maryhanafin.ie
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Máire
Hoctor
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Date of Birth
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unknown
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Family
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unknown
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Education
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St Patrick's
College, Maynooth
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Early career
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unknown
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Early political
experience
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Nenagh UDC (1994-date)
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Years in Dáil
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2002-date
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Party
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Fianna Fáil
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Constituency
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Tipperary North
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Cecilia Keaveney
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Date of Birth
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November 1968
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Family
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daughter of
TD
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Education
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University of
Ulster Jordanstown
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Early career
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music teacher
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Early political
experience
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Donegal County
Council (1995-)
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Years in Dáil
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1996-date
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Party
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Fianna Fáil
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Constituency
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Donegal North
East
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Committees
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Joint
committee on health & children; Education & Science
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Mary Wallace
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Date of Birth
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June 1959
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Family
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married, one
son
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Education
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Rathmines College
of Commerce
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Early career
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personnel executive
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Early political
experience
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Meath County
Council (1982-87)
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Years in Oireachtas
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Seanad: 1987-89,
Dáil: 1989-date
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Party
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Fianna Fáil
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Constituency
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Seanad: administrative
panel; Dáil: Meath
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Offices held
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Minister of
State, Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform, special
responsibility for equality and disabilities (1997-)
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Opposition portfolios
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Disabilities
& carers (1995-97)
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Committees
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Women's Rights
(1987-97; chairman 1995-97); Family (1995-97)
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Other public
offices
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Chair, Fianna Fáil National Women's Council (1992-94)
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Olwyn Enright
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Date of Birth
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July 1974
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Family
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daughter of
TD; single
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Education
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University College
Dublin, University College Galway
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Early career
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solicitor
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Early political
experience
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Galway County
Council (1999-date)
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Years in Dáil
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2002-date
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Party
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Fine Gael
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Constituency
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Laois Offaly
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Official website
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www.olwynenright.ie
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Olivia Mitchell
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Date of Birth
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July 1947
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Family
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married, three
children
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Education
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Trinity College
Dublin
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Early career
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economics teacher
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Early political
experience
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Dublin County
Council (1985-93), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (1994-date,
Cathaoirleach, 1996-97); contested Dublin South (1989, 1992)
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Years in Dáil
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1997-date
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Party
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Fine Gael
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Constituency
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Dublin South
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Opposition portfolios
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Local development,
national drugs strategy, and Dublin traffic (1997-2000), traffic
(Dublin and national (2000-01), housing and local government (2001-)
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Joan
Burton
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Date of Birth
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February 1949
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Family
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married, one
child
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Education
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University College
Dublin
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Early career
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lecturer and
chartered accountant
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Early political
experience
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Dublin County
Council (1991), contested Dublin Central (1989)
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Years in Dáil
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1992-97 (def.),
2002-date
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Party
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Labour
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Constituency
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Dublin West
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Offices held
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Minister of
State, Department of Social Welfare, 1992-94; Minister of State,
Department of Foreign Affairs (Overseas Development), 1995-97
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Other public
offices
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Fingal County
Council
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Official website
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www.joanburton.ie
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Kathleen Lynch
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Date of Birth
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1953
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Family
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married, four
children
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Education
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Blackrock National
School, Cork
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Early career
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clothing industry
worker
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Early political
experience
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Cork Corporation
(1985-date), contested Dáil elections of 1987, 1989, 1992,
1994; Munster, European election (1994)
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Years in Dáil
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1994-97 (def.),
2002-date
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Party
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Democratic Left;
Labour (1999-)
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Constituency
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Cork North Central
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Liz McManus
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Date of Birth
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March 1947 (née
Driscoll)
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Family
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married, four
children
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Education
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University College
Dublin
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Early career
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author, architect
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Early political
experience
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Bray UDC (1978),
Wicklow County Council (1995)
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Years in Dáil
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1992-date
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Party
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Democratic Left,
Labour (1999-)
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Constituency
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Wicklow
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Offices held
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Minister of
State for Housing & Urban Renewal (1994-97)
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Opposition portfolios
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Agriculture
& Food, Equality & Law Reform (1993-94), Health
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Committees
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Social Affairs
(1993), Justice, Equality & Women's Rights (1997), S-C on Women's
Rights (1998)
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Other public
offices
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Forum for Peace
& Reconciliation (1994-97)
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Breeda
Moynihan-Cronin
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Date of Birth
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March 1953 (née
Moynihan)
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Family
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daughter of
TD; married
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Education
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Skerry's College,
Cork
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Early career
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bank official
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Early political
experience
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Kerry County
Council (1991-date)
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Years in Dáil
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1992-date
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Party
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Labour
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Constituency
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Kerry South
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Offices held
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Chair of Tourism,
Sport & Recreation committee
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Opposition portfolios
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Equality &
Law Reform (1997-8); Social, Community & Family Affairs (1998-99);
Tourism & Recreation (1999-date)
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Róisín
Shorthall
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Date of Birth
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25 April 1954
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Family
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married, three
children
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Education
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University College
Dublin
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Early career
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schoolteacher
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Early political
experience
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Dublin City
Council (1991-date)
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Years in Dáil
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1992-date
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Party
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Labour
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Constituency
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Dublin North
West
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Opposition portfolios
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Health &
children, Justice
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Committees
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Health &
Children
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Jan O'Sullivan
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Date of Birth
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6 December 1950
(née Gale)
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Family
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married, two
children
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Education
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Trinity College
Dublin; University College Cork
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Early career
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preschool teacher
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Early political
experience
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Limerick City
Council (1985-), Mayor of Limerick (1993-94)
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Years in Oireachtas
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Seanad: 1993-97,
Dáil: 1998-date
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Party
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Democratic Socialist
Party (to 1990) Labour
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Constituency
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Limerick East
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Mary Upton
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Date of Birth
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30 May 1946
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Family
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sister of TD;
unmarried
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Education
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University College
Dublin
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Early career
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scientist and
lecturer
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Early political
experience
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campaign manager
for her brother
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Years in Dáil
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1999-date
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Party
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Labour
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Constituency
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Dublin South
Central
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Mary Harney
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Date of Birth
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11 March 1953
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Family
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married
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Education
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Trinity College
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Early career
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researcher,
financial institution
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Early political
experience
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contested Dublin
South (1977), Dublin County Council (1979-91)
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Years in Oireachtas
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Seanad: 1977-81,
Dail: 1981-date
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Party
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Fianna Fáil,
Progressive Democrats (1985-)
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Constituency
or panel
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Dublin South
West, Dublin Mid West (2002-); Taoiseach's nominee
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Offices held
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Minister of
State, Department of the Environment (with special responsibility
for Environmental Protection) (1989-92), Tánaiste and Minister
for Enterprise, Trade & Employment (1997-2004); Tánaiste
and Minister for Health & Children (2004-date)
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Other public
offices
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Deputy Leader
of Progressive Democrats (February 1993), Leader (October 1993)
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Official website
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www.maryharney.ie
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Liz
O'Donnell
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Date of Birth
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July 1956
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Family
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married, two
children
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Education
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Trinity College
Dublin
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Early career
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lawyer
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Early political
experience
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Dublin City
Council (1991-94)
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Years in Dáil
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1992-date
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Party
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Progressive
Democrats
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Constituency
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Dublin South
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Offices held
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Minister of
State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (Overseas Development
& Human Rights), 1997-2004
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Other public
offices
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Health and Social
Welfare (1992-93), Party Whip, Justice (1993-97)
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Official website
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www.lizodonnell.ie
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Fiona
O'Malley
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Date of Birth
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1968
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Family
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daughter of
TD
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Education
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Trinity College
Dublin, London City University
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Early career
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art gallery
administrator
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Early political
experience
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PA to Liz O'Donnell
(1998-2000); Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council (1999-date)
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Years in Dáil
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2002-date
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Party
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Progressive
Democrats
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Constituency
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Dun Laoghaire
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Official website
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www.fionaomalley.ie
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Mae
Sexton
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Date of Birth
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unknown
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Family
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unknown
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Education
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unknown
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Early career
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unknown
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Early political
experience
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Longford County
Council, Longford Urban District Council; contested Longford-Roscommon
(1992 as independent; and 1997)
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Years in Dáil
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2002-date
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Party
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Progressive
Democrats
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Constituency
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Longford-Roscommon
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Mildred
Fox
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Date of Birth
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June 1971
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Family
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daughter of
TD; married, one child
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Education
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University College
Dublin
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Early career
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hotel office
manager
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Early political
experience
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Wicklow County
Council (1995)
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Years in Dáil
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1995-date
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Party
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Independent
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Constituency
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Wicklow
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Marion
Harkin
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Date of Birth
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unknown
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Family
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unknown
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Education
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unknown
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Early career
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teacher
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Early political
experience
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contested Connacht
Ulster, European election (1999)
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Years in Dáil
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2002-date
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Party
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Independent
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Constituency
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Sligo-Leitrim
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