Maureen O'Sullivan (politician)
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| File:Maureen O'Sullivan 2013.jpg
O'Sullivan in 2013
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office June 2009 |
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| Constituency | Dublin Central |
| Dublin City Councillor | |
| In office September 2008 – June 2009 |
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| Constituency | North Inner City |
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| Born | 10 March 1951 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Website | www |
Maureen O'Sullivan (born 10 March 1951) is an Irish independent politician.[1] She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency since June 2009. She was first elected to Dáil Éireann on 6 June 2009 in a by-election.[2]
Early life
A native of Dublin's East Wall, she was educated locally at Mount Carmel school. After completing a BA at University College Dublin, she then went on to work as an English and History teacher and guidance counsellor in a secondary school in Baldoyle, a position she held for 30 years.[3]
Political career
She was a member of Tony Gregory's local political organisation in the 1970s, first canvassing for him and later serving as his director of elections. She was co-opted onto Dublin City Council for the North Inner City area from September 2008 to June 2009 after the retirement of Mick Rafferty.[2] After the death of Tony Gregory, she won the resulting by-election which was held on the same day as the local elections where she also won a seat on Dublin City Council, for the North Inner City electoral area. Marie Metcalfe was co-opted to take the seat due to the dual mandate rule; subsequently Anna Quigley replaced Metcalfe on the council, who was in turn replaced by Mel MacGiobúin in March 2014. [4] MacGiobúin failed to be elected at the local elections held in May.
O'Sullivan was re-elected to the Dáil at the 2011 general election. She is part of the Dáil Technical group which gives independents and minor parties more speaking time in Dáil debates.[5]
She described a proposal for political gender quota legislation as "tokenistic" and that women were able to get themselves nominated for election.[6]
In December 2015, Maureen O'Sullivan and fellow independent TDs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace each put forward offers of a €5,000 surety for a 23-year-old man being prosecuted under terrorism legislation in the Special Criminal Court in Dublin charged with membership of an illegal dissident republican terrorist organisation.[7]
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External links
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| Preceded by | Independent Teachta Dála for Dublin Central 2009–present |
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Female Teachtaí Dála
- Independent TDs
- Irish schoolteachers
- Local councillors in Dublin (city)
- Members of the 30th Dáil
- Members of the 31st Dáil
- Members of the 32nd Dáil
- Politicians from County Dublin
