Pat Deering

Pat Deering
Deering in 2017
Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
In office
4 April 2016 – 9 February 2020
Preceded byAndrew Doyle
Succeeded byJackie Cahill
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2020
ConstituencyCarlow–Kilkenny
Personal details
Born (1967-02-02) 2 February 1967 (age 59)
Rathvilly, County Carlow, Ireland
PartyFine Gael
Spouse
Paula Deering
​
(m. 2003)​
Children2
EducationAthlone Institute of Technology

Patrick Deering (born 2 February 1967) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2011 to 2020. He served as Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2016 to 2020.

Before he ran for election to Dáil Éireann, Deering served for a number of years as chairman of the Carlow GAA County Board. He was a member of Carlow County Council for the Tullow local electoral area from 2009 to 2011.

Deering was elected vice chair of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party on 8 June 2016, supporting Kildare South TD Martin Heydon in his role as chair.

He lost his seat at the 2020 general election. He also unsuccessfully contested the 2020 Seanad election.

References

  1. ↑ "Pat Deering". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Pat Deering". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Heydon honoured to be elected Chair of Fine Gael Parliamentary Party". Fine Gael Parliamentary Party. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Tracey, Michael (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Carlow-Kilkenny results: Green Party's Malcolm Noonan takes final seat". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 7 June 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Election 2020: Carlow–Kilkenny". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)