Noel Harrington

Noel Harrington
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011  February 2016
Constituency Cork South–West
Personal details
Born (1970-12-24) 24 December 1970
Castletownbere, County Cork
Nationality Irish
Political party Fine Gael

Noel Harrington (born 24 December 1970) is an Irish Fine Gael politician.[1] He was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South–West constituency at the 2011 general election.[2] He was a member of Cork County Council for the Bantry electoral area from 1999 to 2011.[2]

Between his election to the Dáil at the February 2011 general election and the last day of December 2011, the Fine Gael TD claimed expenses of €53,714. This was the highest expenses claim by any TD in this period and was nearly €1,000 more than his nearest rival.[3]

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]

References

  1. "Mr. Noel Harrington". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Noel Harrington". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. "In full: 1 in 5 TDs claimed more than €50k in expenses last year". The Journal.ie. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

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Oireachtas
Preceded by
Jim O'Keeffe
(Fine Gael)
Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Cork South–West
2011–2016
Incumbent
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