Eamonn Maloney

Eamonn Maloney (born 1953) is a former Irish independent politician.^[1] He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency at the 2011 general election.^[2]

He was a member of South Dublin County Council from 1999 to 2011, representing the Tallaght area. He a former member of Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party and contested Dublin South-West at the 1987 general election for that party.^[2] He is a brother of former Senator Seán Maloney.

In the past he has worked in a factory and been on the dole. During the 31st Dáil, he was the only TD in Ireland who claimed no expenses, a policy he carried out throughout his twelve years at local level and maintained at national level.^[3]

Justifying the cut in unemployment benefit from €144 to €100 per week for young people aged 22 to 24 in the 2014 budget, Maloney said "Parents will tell you that they do not want their children at home watching a flat-screen television seven days a week.".^[4]

In July 2015, he announced that he would not be contesting the 2016 general election.^[5] In September 2015, he resigned from the Labour Party, and announced that he was contesting the 2016 general election as an independent candidate.^[6]

He subsequently lost his seat at the 2016 general election, polling 1,627 first preferences.^[2]

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