Paudie Coffey
| Senator Paudie Coffey | |
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| Minister of State for Housing and Planning | |
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In office 14 July 2014 – 19 May 2016 | |
| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Jan O'Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Damien English |
| Senator | |
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Assumed office 11 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
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In office 29 July 2007 – 25 February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Waterford |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 May 1969 County Waterford, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Coffey |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
Waterford Institute of Technology, University College Dublin |
Paudie Coffey (born 15 May 1969) is an Irish Fine Gael politician, and was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from February 2011 to February 2016.[1] On 15 July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment with special responsibility for Housing, Planning and Coordination of the Construction 2020 Strategy.
He was first elected to Waterford County Council in 1999 for the Suir electoral area, and re-elected in 2004. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2007 general election for the Waterford constituency but was subsequently elected to Seanad Éireann in July 2007 on the Industrial and Commercial Panel.[2]
Coffey was elected for the Waterford constituency at the 2011 general election with 9,698 (18.1%) first preference votes.[2] On 15 July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for Housing, Planning and Co-ordination of the Construction 2020 Strategy at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.[3] He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2] He remained as a junior minister in an acting capacity during prolonged talks on government formation, earning €6,611 in that time.[4]
Senator Coffey was instrumental in the introduction of the Construction Contracts Act 2013. The Act will regularise payment terms between construction companies and puts in place a dispute resolution process aimed at reducing days lost and costs on construction projects.
He was nominated by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the 25th Seanad in May 2016.[5]
References
- ↑ "Mr. Paudie Coffey". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Paudie Coffey". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ "Simon Harris among new Ministers of State". RTÉ News. 15 July 2014.
- ↑ McGrath, Meadhbh (6 May 2016). "Revealed: The salaries TDs pocketed over 10 weeks of government talks". Irish Independent.
- ↑ Sarah Bardon (27 May 2016). "FF leader selects three of Taoiseach’s 11 Seanad appointees". Irish Times.
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| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by Martin Cullen (Fianna Fáil) |
Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Waterford 2011–2016 |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Jan O'Sullivan |
Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Co-ordination of the Construction 2020 Strategy 2014–2016 |
Incumbent |