Ann Phelan (born 16 September 1961) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Minister of State from 2014 to 2016. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1]
Ann Phelan | |
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| Minister of State | |
| 2014–2016 | Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
| 2014–2016 | Transport, Tourism and Sport |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Carlow–Kilkenny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1961 Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Kieran Phelan |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Waterford Institute of Technology |
Political career
editPhelan was elected to Kilkenny County Council in 2004 and 2009 for the Thomastown local electoral area.
Phelan was first elected as a Labour Party TD for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 2011 general election.[2]
On 15 July 2014, she was appointed by the Fine Gael–Labour coalition government as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport with special responsibility for rural economic development and rural transport.[3][4] Her responsibilities included the implementation of the 2014 report by the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA).
Before the 2016 general election she participated in a live radio debate on KCLR 96FM. While there she got into an argument, saying: "I am just going to give up here now. I came to this debate here tonight, I came in here, I've been completely ignored and I'll tell you now I'm fed up of the whole bloody lot of ye." Then she walked out of the studio. She admitted later that she had "absolutely" lost her temper.[5]
She lost her seat at the 2016 general election.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ann Phelan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Ann Phelan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Simon Harris among new Ministers of State". RTÉ News. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2014 (62): 1172–1173. 5 August 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Ann Phelan: I 'absolutely' lost my temper". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.