Frank Fahey

Frank Fahey

Frank Fahey ( _ga. Proinsias Ó Fathaigh; born 6 June 1951) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for Galway West.

Frank Fahey was born in June 1951 in Galway. He was educated at St. Mary's College, Our Lady's College and University College Galway. He was a school teacher before he entered politics. Fahey was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the February 1982 general election.

Ministerial career

In 1987 he was appointed Minister for Sport (an appointment which did not carry cabinet rank). This was a particularly successful era for Irish sport: Stephen Roche won the Tour de France, and the Irish soccer team qualified for Euro 88 and Italia 90. Fahey lost his Dáil seat in the 1992 general election. He was, however, appointed to Seanad Éireann, serving in the 20th Seanad until 1997. Following Fianna Fáil's victory in the 1997 general election Fahey returned to the Dáil and was appointed a Junior Minister with special responsibility for Children. In January 2000 he was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister for the Marine & Natural Resources. One of his last acts in office was to approve the foreshore license for the controversial [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4739831.stm Bitter dispute over gas pipeline] – "BBC News", 3 August 2005.] Corrib gas project. [ [http://www.rte.ie/news/2002/0415/corrib.html Green light for Corrib gas field] – "RTÉ News", 15 April 2002.] In September 2002, he was accused of interfering in the planning processing by Mayo TD Michael Ring, who said: [ [http://www.finegael.ie/news/index.cfm/type/details/nkey/21800/pkey/653 Minister should stay out of planning process - Ring] – "Fine Gael" website, 19 September 2002.] [ [http://archives.tcm.ie/westernpeople/2005/07/27/story26465.asp No-one is fooled by Shell’s bluster] – "Western People" article, 27 July 2005.]

According to "Village" magazine on 19 July 2006:

Following the re-election of the out-going government in the 2002 general election Fahey was not retained in the Cabinet as a full Minister. Instead he was appointed as a Junior Minister in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. He was re-elected in the 2007 general election but he was not appointed to any ministerial office. [ [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0620/breaking85.htm Fahey left out of junior ministers line-up] – "The Irish Times", 20 June 2007.] Fahey was however appointed to head the joint committee on transport with many political commentators suggesting that a successful stint as chairman of the transport committee is likely to propel Fahey back into a senior ministerial post.

Lost at sea scheme

In 2000, Fahey as Minister for the Marine & Natural Resources launched the "Lost at sea scheme" which was to provide compensation to those fishing vessels, which were lost at sea. [ [http://www.marinetimes.ie/Assets/_archive_2006/1106_news_02.html Why Did 2 Constituents Of Minister Fahey Get 74% Of "Lost At Sea" Compensation Scheme?] – "Marine Times" article] It transpired that three quarters of the €2.8m compensation scheme for fishermen went to only two people, both of whom were constituents of Fahey. In 2005, the Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly, in an interim report, described the Lost at sea scheme as "seriously deficient and flawed". It was further revealed by "Ireland on Sunday" that Fahey "had consulted with the two fishermen four months before he introduced it; that he wrote to the two fishermen telling them they were approved before the application process closed; and that the rules were changed to benefit one of them." [ [http://www.greenparty.ie/en/news/latest_news/sargent_vindicated_by_new_fahey_revelations Sargent vindicated by new Fahey revelations] – "Green Party" website, 9 July 2006.]

Investments and property

The Irish Times, reported in 2006, that in 1994, when Frank Fahey was a Senator, on a modest salary of £19,486 (€24,747), he became involved in establishing a hair and beauty salon business in Moscow involving an investment of over £200,000 (€254,000). [ [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2006/0613/index.html#frankfahyandirlasto Business deals in Russia often involve Mafia] – "The Irish Times", 13 June 2006.] [ [http://www.tribune.ie/2006/06/18/75741.html Moscow allegation places controversy laiden Frank Fahey under the government's glare] – "Sunday Tribune", 19 March 2007.]

Fahey has assembled a very extensive property portfolio. Some are registered in his own name while others are held in partnership with relatives of associates These are located in his native Galway city and county, County Clare, Limerick, Dublin, France, Belgium, Portugal, the United States and Dubai. Fahey also owns or has shares in, shops and development land as well as six houses and 10 apartments in Ireland. [http://www.village.ie/Ireland/Politics/New_storm_for_Fahey/ New storm for Fahey] – "Village" magazine article, 19 July 2006.]

Fahey was accused of and then denied saying that he had "no involvement" in the hairdressing salon. Nor had never made a secret of being involved, he said, and had travelled to Moscow "as an ordinary citizen to support the investors including my wife who were attempting to set up a hair salon there". He claimed that "the whole thing was part of a regional political campaign by a number of individuals to do damage to my integrity, character and good name". [ [http://www.independent.ie/national-news/greens-make-political-hay-while-the-sun-shines-hard-on-junior-minister-132634.html Greens make political hay while the sun shines hard on junior minister] – "Irish Independent" newspaper article, 16 July 2006.]

Committee on Procedures and Privileges, July 2006

Fahey wrote to this Committee citing the remarks of Trevor Sargent Teachta Dála in the Dáil when Sargent referred to Fahey as a "dodgy builder" and accused him of "being able to avoid tax in building up a multi-million euro property empire" and "failing to declare interests in a Moscow hairdressing business". Sargent also maintained that Fahey had "given 75% of the total State compensation for fisheries vessels lost at sea to two constituents" (of Fahey's) and "giving half of Ireland's mackerel quota to one boat, the Atlantic Dawn." [ [http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2006/06/29/story7126.asp Sargent to Taoiseach: Fire Frank Fahey] – "Irish Examiner" article, 29 June 2006.] Fahey failed to secure the necessary 75% committee vote to censure Sargent and his failure embarrassed and annoyed his Fianna Fáil colleagues.

References

*Oireachtas-database

External links

* [http://www.frankfahey.ie/ Frank Fahey]
* [http://www.irlgov.ie/justice/ Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform]
* [http://www.sipo.gov.ie/en/ Standards in Public Office Commission]

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