Maurice Cummins

Maurice Cummins

Leader of the Seanad
In office May 2011 – April 2016
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Deputy	Ivana Bacik
Preceded by	Donnie Cassidy
Succeeded by	TBD
Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad
In office May 2011 – April 2016
Leader	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Frances Fitzgerald
Succeeded by	TBD
Senator
In office September 2002 – April 2016
Constituency	Labour Panel
Personal details
Born	(1953-02-25) 25 February 1953 County Waterford, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael

Maurice Cummins (born 25 February 1953) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and former member of Seanad Éireann.^[1] He was first elected in 2002 on the Labour Panel, and was re-elected in 2007 and 2011.^[2] He was a member of Waterford City Council formerly Waterford Corporation from 1979 to 2002, and was Mayor of Waterford in 1995–96. He was an unsuccessful Dáil candidate for the Waterford constituency at the 1992, 1997 and 2002 general elections.

He was the Leader of the Seanad from May 2011 until April 2016 when he lost his seat.

References

↑ "Mr. Maurice Cummins". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
↑ "Maurice Cummins". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 February 2010.

External links

Maurice Cummins' page on the Fine Gael website

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Cathaoirleach Paddy Burke (FG) Leader of the Seanad Maurice Cummins (FG)

Administrative Panel	Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) Michael W. D'Arcy (FG) John Kelly (Lab) Denis Landy (Lab) Tom Sheahan (FG) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG, then RI) Paddy Burke (FG) Michael Comiskey (FG) James Heffernan (Lab, then SD) Paschal Mooney (FF) Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Susan O'Keeffe (Lab) Pat O'Neill (FG) Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Thomas Byrne (FF) Deirdre Clune (FG) John Gilroy (Lab) Michael Mullins (FG) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Colm Burke (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Jimmy Harte (Lab) Imelda Henry (FG) Marc MacSharry (FF) Catherine Noone (FG) Averil Power (FF, then Ind) Kathryn Reilly (SF) Mary White (FF)

Labour Panel	Terry Brennan (FG) David Cullinane (SF) Maurice Cummins (FG) Fidelma Healy Eames (FG) Cáit Keane (FG) Terry Leyden (FF) Marie Moloney (Lab) Tony Mulcahy (FG) Darragh O'Brien (FF) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) John Whelan (Lab)

National University of Ireland	John Crown (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind)

University of Dublin	Ivana Bacik (Lab) Sean Barrett (Ind) David Norris (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Eamonn Coghlan (Ind, then FG) Jim D'Arcy (FG) Aideen Hayden (Lab) Lorraine Higgins (Lab) Fiach Mac Conghail (Ind) Martin McAleese (Ind) Mary Moran (Lab) Mary Ann O'Brien (Ind) Marie-Louise O'Donnell (Ind) Jillian van Turnhout (Ind) Katherine Zappone (Ind)

Elected or appointed later	2013 Hildegarde Naughton (FG) 2014 Gerard Craughwell (Ind) 2015 Máiría Cahill (Lab)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party RI: Renua Ireland SD: Social Democrats SF: Sinn Féin Ind: Independent

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Cathaoirleach Pat Moylan (FF) Leader of the Seanad Donie Cassidy (FF)

Administrative Panel	Mark Daly (FF) Paschal Donohoe (FG) Camillus Glynn (FF) Tony Kett (FF) Nicky McFadden (FG) Brendan Ryan (Lab) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) Paddy Burke (FG) Peter Callanan (FF) John Carty (FF) Pearse Doherty (SF) Alan Kelly (Lab) Pat Moylan (FF) Francis O'Brien (FF) John Paul Phelan (FG) Eugene Regan (FG) Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Cecilia Keaveney (FF) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) Ann Ormonde (FF) Liam Twomey (FG) Alex White (Lab)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Larry Butler (FF) Paudie Coffey (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Dominic Hannigan (Lab) Marc MacSharry (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Kieran Phelan (FF) Mary White (FF)

Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Donie Cassidy (FF) Maurice Cummins (FG) Geraldine Feeney (FF) Frances Fitzgerald (FG) John Hanafin (FF) Fidelma Healy Eames (FG) Terry Leyden (FF) Michael McCarthy (Lab) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Phil Prendergast (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Rónán Mullen (Ind) Joe O'Toole (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind)

University of Dublin	Ivana Bacik (Ind, then Lab) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Dan Boyle (GP) Martin Brady (FF) Ivor Callely (FF, then Ind) Ciarán Cannon (PD, then FG) Maria Corrigan (FF) Déirdre de Búrca (GP) John Ellis (FF) Eoghan Harris (Ind) Lisa McDonald (FF) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) Fiona O'Malley (PD, then Ind)

Elected or appointed later	2009 James Carroll (FF) Niall Ó Brolcháin (GP) 2010 Paschal Mooney (FF) Mark Dearey (GP) 2011 Darragh O'Brien (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party GP: Green Party PD: Progressive Democrats SF: Sinn Féin Ind: Independent

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Cathaoirleach Rory Kiely (FF) Leader of the Seanad Mary O'Rourke (FF)

Administrative Panel	Timmy Dooley (FF) Frank Feighan (FG) Camillus Glynn (FF) Tony Kett (FF) Joe McHugh (FG) Joanna Tuffy (Lab) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) Paddy Burke (FG) Ulick Burke (FG) Peter Callanan (FF) Rory Kiely (FF) Martin Mansergh (FF) Francis O'Brien (FF) Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) John Paul Phelan (FG) Eamon Scanlon (FF) Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Noel Coonan (FG) Brian Hayes (FG) Paschal Mooney (FF) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) Ann Ormonde (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	James Bannon (FG) Eddie Bohan (FF) Paul Coghlan (FG) Margaret Cox (Ind) Marc MacSharry (FF) Derek McDowell (Lab) Kieran Phelan (FF) Sheila Terry (FG) Mary White (FF)

Labour Panel	Fergal Browne (FG) Maurice Cummins (FG) Brendan Daly (FF) Geraldine Feeney (FF) Michael Finucane (FG) Liam Fitzgerald (FF) John Hanafin (FF) Jim Higgins (FG) Terry Leyden (FF) Don Lydon (FF) Michael McCarthy (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Joe O'Toole (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind) Brendan Ryan (Lab)

University of Dublin	Mary Henry (Ind) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Cyprian Brady (FF) Michael Brennan (PD) John Dardis (PD) Maurice Hayes (Ind) Brendan Kenneally (FF) Michael P. Kitt (FF) John Minihan (PD) Tom Morrissey (PD) Pat Moylan (FF) Mary O'Rourke (FF) Kate Walsh (PD)

Nominated later	May 2007 Colm O'Gorman (PD) June 2007 Donie Cassidy (FF) Chris Wall (FF) Seán Dorgan (FF) Peter Sands (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party PD: Progressive Democrats Ind: Independent

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