Pat Deering

Pat Deering
Pat Deering
Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
	In office; 4 April 2016 – 9 February 2020
Preceded by	Andrew Doyle
Succeeded by	Jackie Cahill
Teachta Dála
	In office; February 2011 – February 2020
Constituency	Carlow–Kilkenny
Personal details
Born	2 February 1967 (age 57); Rathvilly, County Carlow, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Paula Deering (m. 2003)
Children	2
Alma mater	Athlone 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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]

He lost his seat at the 2020 general election.^[4]^[5] He also unsuccessfully contested the 2020 Seanad election.

References

^ "Pat Deering". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
^ "Pat Deering". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
^ "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.
^ Tracey, Michael (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Carlow-Kilkenny results: Green Party's Malcolm Noonan takes final seat". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Election 2020: Carlow–Kilkenny". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

External links

Pat Deering's page on the Fine Gael website

[oireachtas_db-1] "Pat Deering". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

[elecs_irl-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.

[irishtimes-2020-02-10-ge20-carlow-kilkenny-report-4] Tracey, Michael (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Carlow-Kilkenny results: Green Party's Malcolm Noonan takes final seat". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[irishtimes-2020-02-10-ge20-carlow-kilkenny-results-5] "Election 2020: Carlow–Kilkenny". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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