Public Affairs Ireland Gaeltacht affairs in the 30th Dáil until he became spokesperson on social protection in July 2010. Previous Seanad and other political roles: Deputy Ring was a member of the Westport Urban District Council from 1979 to 2003 of which he was chairperson from 1982 to 1983 and 1988 to 1989. He was also a member of Mayo County Council from 1991 to 2003. Education/Previous Occupation: His former occupation was that of an auctioneer. Electoral history: Deputy Ring was first elected to the Dáil in a by-election in 1994 for the Mayo-West constituency. Following a change in constituency boundaries, Deputy Ring has been returned in every election since the 1994 election for the Mayo constituency.
Minister of State: Alan Kelly TD Special Responsibility: Public and commuter transport Appointed: March 2011 Political Party: Labour Contact Details for Ministers Office: Tel: 01 6041114 (Department) 01 618 3229 (Dáil) (067 34190 (Constituency) Email: ministerkelly@dttas.ie/alan.kelly@oireachtas.ie Previous party positions: Deputy Kelly was Labour party spokesperson on tourism and Seanad spokesperson on finance and local government. Previous political roles: Deputy Kelly was a member of the internal market & consumer protection, agriculture & rural development and petitions committees of the European Parliament; and the US–EU Inter-parliamentary delegation. Electoral History: Deputy Kelly was elected to the Dáil for Tipperary North/Offaly South in the February 2011 general election. He was elected as an MEP for the South constituency at the 2009 European Parliament election. In 2007 he was elected to the 23rd Seanad (Agricultural panel).
Opposition Spokespersons
Leinster House Tel: 01 6183514 Constituency: Clare Email: timmy.dooley@ oireachtas.ie
Minister of State: Michael Ring TD Special Responsibility: Tourism and sport Appointed: March 2011 Political party: Fine Gael Contact details for the Minister’s office: Tel: 01 6041034 (Department) 01 6183738 (Dáil) 098 25734 (Constituency) Fax: 01 6041672 (Department) 098 27644 (Constituency) Email: ministering@dttas.ie/michael.ring@ oireachtas.ie Previous committee positions: Between 1994 and 1997, Deputy Ring was a member of the following Oireachtas committees: the joint services committee; joint Oireachtas committee on women’s rights; and the select Oireachtas committee on enterprise and economic strategy. Between 2002 and 2007, he was a member of the joint Oireachtas committee on health and children and during the 30th Dáil until July 2010, a member of the joint Oireachtas committee on arts, sport, tourism, community, equality and Gaeltacht affairs. He then became a member of the joint Oireachtas committee on social protection until the end of the 30th Dáil. Previous party positions: Deputy Ring was spokesperson for agriculture from 1997 to 2000, for health from 2000 to 2002,social and family affairs from 2002-2004 and for community, rural and
Sinn Féin: Dessie Ellis TD (Transport and Housing) Leinster House Tel: 01 6183006 Constituency: Dublin North
West Email: dessie.ellis@oireachtas.ie
Sinn Féin: Sandra McLellan TD (Arts, Heritage, Tourism and Sport) Leinster House Tel: 01 6183122 Constituency: Cork East Email: sandra.mclellan@oireachtas.ie
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Fianna Fáil: Timmy Dooley TD