Maria Corrigan
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Maria Corrigan is a former Irish
Fianna Fáil
politician, who was a member of Seanad Éireann
from 2007 to 2011.
She was a county councillor on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
for the Glencullen
area from 1999 to 2007. She was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2002
, 2007 and 2011 general elections for the Dublin South
constituency and was also unsuccessful at the Seanad election for the Administrative Panel in 2007. She was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern
to Seanad Éireann
on 3 August 2007.
Corrigan was the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson for Disability, Mental Health, Environment and Energy. She was a member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee for Communications, Joint Committee for the Constitutional Referendum for the Rights of the Child.
She is a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Combat Poverty Agency, the National Advisory Committee for Drugs (NCAD) and the National Economic and Social Forum.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
politician, who was a member of Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by...
from 2007 to 2011.
She was a county councillor on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is the local authority for the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that comprised the former Dublin County Council before its abolition and one of four councils in the Dublin Region. It serves a population of...
for the Glencullen
Glencullen
Glencullen , is a village in south County Dublin. It is also a townland in the civil parish of Kilternan, in the Barony and Poor Law Union of Rathdown in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County....
area from 1999 to 2007. She was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2002
Irish general election, 2002
The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday, 17 May 2002 just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern...
, 2007 and 2011 general elections for the Dublin South
Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Dublin South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies...
constituency and was also unsuccessful at the Seanad election for the Administrative Panel in 2007. She was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern
Bertie Ahern
Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern is a former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008....
to Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by...
on 3 August 2007.
Corrigan was the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson for Disability, Mental Health, Environment and Energy. She was a member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee for Communications, Joint Committee for the Constitutional Referendum for the Rights of the Child.
She is a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Combat Poverty Agency, the National Advisory Committee for Drugs (NCAD) and the National Economic and Social Forum.