Eamonn Maloney

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]

Eamonn Maloney
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyDublin South-West
Personal details
Born1953 (age 69–70)
County Donegal, Ireland
Political partyIndependent (since 2015)
Other political
affiliations

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.

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
  1. "Eamonn Maloney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  2. "Eamonn Maloney". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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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