Michael Fitzmaurice (politician)

Michael Fitzmaurice TD

Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2014
Constituency	Roscommon–South Leitrim
Galway County Councillor
In office May 2014 – October 2014
Constituency	Tuam
Personal details
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Independent
Website	www.michaelfitzmaurice.ie

Michael Fitzmaurice is an Irish Independent politician for Roscommon–South Leitrim, who was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) at the 2014 Roscommon–South Leitrim by-election.^[1]

Fitzmaurice, who runs an agricultural and turf contracting business,^[2] is the chair of the Turf Cutters and Contractors Association. He was elected to Galway County Council for the Tuam area at the 2014 local elections.^[3] He entered national politics in a by-election caused by the election of Luke 'Ming' Flanagan to the European Parliament. He was endorsed by Flanagan.

He is a founder member of the Independent Alliance.^[4] He is in favour of water meters and has spoken of wanting to make constitutional changes that would prevent a government from falling if it lost a vote on legislation.^[5]

References

↑ "Michael Fitzmaurice wins in Roscommon/South-Leitrim by-election". RTÉ News. 11 October 2014.
↑ "My Farming Week". Irish Farmers Journal. 15 October 2014.
↑ "Michael Fitzmaurice". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
↑ "Feargal Quinn to announce he is to join Independent Alliance". The Irish Times. 29 June 2015.
↑ "Turf-cutter to reshape political landscape". Sunday Independent. 14 December 2014.

Oireachtas
Preceded by Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (Independent)	Independent Teachta Dála for Roscommon–South Leitrim 2014–present	Incumbent

Current members of Dáil Éireann

As elected to the 32nd Dáil in 2016 Ceann Comhairle: Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Fine Gael (50)	Bailey Barrett Breen Brophy Bruton Burke C. Byrne Cannon Carey Corcoran Kennedy Coveney Creed J. Daly D'Arcy Deasy Deering R. Doherty Donohoe Doyle Durkan English Farrell Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Flanagan Griffin Harris Heydon Humphreys Kehoe E. Kenny§ Kyne Madigan McEntee McHugh McLoughlin Mitchell O'Connor D. Murphy Eoghan Murphy H. Naughton Neville Noonan O'Connell O'Donovan O'Dowd Phelan Ring Rock Stanton Varadkar

Fianna Fáil (43)	Aylward Brassil Breathnach Browne Butler T. Byrne Cahill Calleary Casey Cassells L. Chambers J. Chambers N. Collins Cowen Curran Dooley Fleming Gallagher Haughey Kelleher Lahart Lawless M. Martin§ McConalogue Michael McGrath McGuinness A. Moynihan M. Moynihan Murphy O'Mahony Eugene Murphy D. O'Brien O'Callaghan Ó Cuív O'Dea O'Keeffe O'Loughlin O'Rourke Rabbitte Scanlon Brendan Smith Smyth Troy

Sinn Féin (23)	Adams§ Brady Buckley Crowe Cullinane P. Doherty Ellis M. Ferris Funchion M. Kenny McDonald Mitchell Munster Nolan J. O'Brien Ó Broin Ó Caoláin Ó Laoghaire O'Reilly Ó Snodaigh Quinlivan Stanley Tóibín

Labour Party (7)	Burton§ Howlin Kelly J. O'Sullivan Penrose B. Ryan Sherlock

AAA–PBP (6)	Barry Boyd Barrett Coppinger G. Kenny P. Murphy Bríd Smith

Independents 4 Change (4)	Broughan J. Collins C. Daly Wallace

Social Democrats (3)	Donnelly§ C. Murphy§ Shortall§

Green Party (2)	C. Martin E. Ryan§

Workers and Unemployed Action (1)	Healy

Independent (18)	Canney^† M. Collins Connolly Fitzmaurice^† Grealish Halligan^† Harty D. Healy-Rae M. Healy-Rae Lowry F. McGrath^† Mattie McGrath Moran^† D. Naughten M. O'Sullivan Pringle Ross^† Zappone

§Party leaders Italics = Ministers ^†Ind. Alliance

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