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Noel Harrington

Noel Harrington
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyCork South-West
Personal details
Born (1970-12-24) 24 December 1970 (age 53)
Castletownbere, County Cork, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

Noel Harrington (born 24 December 1970) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1][2]

He was a member of Cork County Council for the Bantry local electoral area from 1999 to 2011.[2]

Between his election to the Dáil at the February 2011 general election and the last day of December 2011, he claimed expenses of €53,714. This was the highest expenses claimed by any TD in this period and was nearly €1,000 more than his nearest rival, while he lived further away from Leinster House than any other TD.[3]

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Noel Harrington". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Noel Harrington". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. ^ "In full: 1 in 5 TDs claimed more than €50k in expenses last year". The Journal.ie. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

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