Tom Hayes
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Tom Hayes is an Irish
Fine Gael
politician and farmer. He is currently a Teachta Dála
(TD) for the Tipperary South
constituency.
He was elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel, Hayes was Fine Gael's Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture. He was elected on 30 June 2001 to the 28th Dáil as a TD for Tipperary South
, when he held the seat for Fine Gael in a by-election following the death of Theresa Ahearn
. He was re-elected at the 2002
and 2007 general elections.
Hayes served as Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party from September 2002 to March 2010. He was party Deputy spokesperson on Transport with special responsibility for Road Safety from October 2010 to March 2011.
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Fine Gael
Fine Gael
Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
politician and farmer. He is currently a Teachta Dála
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) for the Tipperary South
Tipperary South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Tipperary South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies...
constituency.
He was elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel, Hayes was Fine Gael's Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture. He was elected on 30 June 2001 to the 28th Dáil as a TD for Tipperary South
Tipperary South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Tipperary South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies...
, when he held the seat for Fine Gael in a by-election following the death of Theresa Ahearn
Theresa Ahearn
Theresa Ahearn was an Irish Fine Gael politician who was elected three times to Dáil Éireann and died in office....
. He was re-elected at the 2002
Irish general election, 2002
The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday, 17 May 2002 just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern...
and 2007 general elections.
Hayes served as Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party from September 2002 to March 2010. He was party Deputy spokesperson on Transport with special responsibility for Road Safety from October 2010 to March 2011.