Constituency Dublin North Spouse(s) Emma Doyle Party Fine Gael Political party Fine Gael Role Irish Politician | Nationality Irish Name Alan Farrell Constituency Howth-Malahide Website www.alanfarrell.ie | |
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Born 29 December 1977 (age 46)
Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland ( 1977-12-29 ) Profiles | ||
Deputy Alan Farrell - Government Business 2 - 17.10.2018
Alan Farrell (born 29 December 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Fingal constituency, upon being elected 2011 general election. He previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North constituency from 2011 to 2016. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs in July 2017. Farrell served as a Fingal County Councillor from 2004-2011 and as Mayor of Fingal in 2007/2008.
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- Deputy Alan Farrell Government Business 2 17102018
- Alan farrell mondello prodrift 16th july 2011
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In the 31st Dail (2011 - 2016) Farrell was a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. He was also the chairperson of the Fine Gael Committee on Public Expenditure & Reform from 2011 - 2013 and the Fine Gael Committee on Justice, Defense & Equality from 2013 - 2016.
In 2013, Farrell was appointed Head of the Irish Delegation to the OSCE PA (Organisation for Security & Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly) by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD. Created in 1975 following the Helsinki Final Act, this organisation has over 300 parliamentarian from Vancouver to Vladivostok, encompassing 57 nations, including the United States, Canada & the Russian Federation.
In the 32nd Dail (2016–present) Farrell is a member of the Public Account Committee and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice & Equality. Farrell was reappointed as Head of Delegation to the OSCE PA following the formation of Government.
Farrell was the subject of controversy after he hired his wife, Emma Doyle as his temporary parliamentary assistant for a period of four months in the Dáil. This was just two weeks after she was rejected by Farrell's Malahide Fine Gael Party branch as his replacement on Fingal County Council in 2011. Parliamentary assistants salaries range between €41,092 and €52,200 per year, which is paid for by the State.
In October 2013, he referred to singer Sinéad O'Connor as being "mad as a brush", in a tweet. He later issued a brief apology via his website and later deleted the apology.
Farrell ran successfully in the 2016 general election, coming third in the constituency behind Fianna Fáil's Darragh O'Brien and Independent TD Clare Daly, and ahead of Sinn Féin's Louise O'Reilly. He out-polled his Deputy Leader and Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, Fine Gael's James Reilly by a considerable margin. There were 14 other candidates.