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FORMER
WOMEN MEMBERS OF SEANAD ÉIREANN
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Avril Doyle
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Date of Birth
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18
April 1949 (née
Belton)
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Family
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daughter
of senator; married, three children
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Education
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University
College Dublin, University of Grenoble, University of Nottingham
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Early career
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biochemist,
retailer, teacher, farmer
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Early political
experience & other campaigns
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Wexford
County Council (1973), Wexford Borough Council (1973-82; Mayor 1976-77);
contested Wexford (2002)
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Years in Oireachtas
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Dáil:
1982-89 (def.), 1992-97 (def), Seanad: 1989-92, 1997-2002; European
Parliament: 1999-date
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Party
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Fine
Gael
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Constituency
or Panel
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Dáil:
Wexford; Seanad: Agricultural; European Parliament: Leinster
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Offices held
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Minister
of State, Department of Finance (with special responsibility for
Office of Public Works) and Department of Environment (with special
responsibility for Environmental Protection) (1986-87)
Minister
of State, Departments of the Taoiseach; Finance; and Transport,
Energy & Communications (1994-97)
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Opposition portfolios
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Marine Affairs (1987-88), Agriculture (1988-89), Environment
(1993-94)
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Official website
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www.avrildoyle.ie
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Mary Jackman
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Date of Birth
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April 1943 (née
Furlong)
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Family
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married, one
child
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Education
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University College
Cork
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Early career
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secondary schoolteacher
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Early political
experience and other campaigns
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Limerick County
Council (1985-date, Cathaoirleach 1998), contested Limerick East
(1989, 1997, 1998, 2002)
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Years in the
Seanad
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1989-93, 1997-2002
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Party
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Fine Gael
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Panel
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Labour panel
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Opposition portfolios
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Education &
Women's Affairs; Health & Children
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Committees
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women's rights
(1989-92), Health & Children (1997-2002)
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Therese Ridge
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Date of Birth
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March 1941
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Family
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married, three
children
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Education
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St Patrick's
College, Maynooth
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Early career
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teacher
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Early political
experience & other campaigns
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Dublin County
Council (1985-93); South Dublin County Council (1993-date); contested
Dublin Mid West (2002)
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Years in the
Seanad
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1997-2002
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Party
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Fine Gael
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Panel
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Labour
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portfolios |
Family, Community
& Social Affairs
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Committees
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Family, Community
& Social Affairs (1997-2002)
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Madeleine Taylor-Quinn
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Date of Birth
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May 1951
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Family
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daughter of
TD; married, two children
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Education
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University College
Galway
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Early career
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secondary schoolteacher
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Early political
experience & other campaigns
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Clare County
Council (1979-date); contested Clare (2002)
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Years in the
Oireachtas
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Dáil:
1981-82, 1982-92, Seanad: 1982, 1993-2002
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Party
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Fine Gael
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Constituency
or panel
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Dáil:
Clare, Seanad: Cultural & Educational
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| Opposition
portfolios |
Tourism (1987),
the Marine (1988)
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Committees
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Women's Rights
(1983-87, 1987-89), Marriage Breakdown (1983), Foreign Affairs (1997)
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Official website
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www.mtq.ie
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Helen Keogh
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Date of Birth
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June 1951
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Family
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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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guidance counsellor
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Early political
experience & other campaigns
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Dublin City
Council (1991-93), Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council (1991-date); contested
Dun Laoghaire (2002)
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Years in Oireachtas
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Dáil:
1992-97, Seanad: 1997-2002
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Party
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Progressive
Democrat, Fine Gael (from 2000)
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Constituency
or panel
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Dáil:
Dun Laoghaire, Seanad: Taoiseach's nominee
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Opposition portfolios
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Equality, Opportunity
& the Family (2001-2002)
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Official website
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www.helenkeogh.ie
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Ann Leonard
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Date of Birth
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January 1969
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Family
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daughter of
TD; single
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Education
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Our Lady's Hospital
for Sick Children, Crumlin; Irish Institute for Reflexologists;
Rotunda Hospital; Missionary Training Hospital, Drogheda
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Early career
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paediatric nurse,
midwife
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Early political
experience
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contested Cavan-Monaghan
(1997)
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Years in the
Seanad
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1997-2002
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Party
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Fianna Fáil
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Panel
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Taoiseach's
nominee
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Committees
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Family, Community
& Social Affairs (1997-)
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| Other
public offices |
Monaghan County
Council (1999-)
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