Eoghan Murphy

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Eoghan Murphy
Eoghan Murphy 2014.jpg
Murphy in 2014
Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government
In office
14 June 2017 – 27 June 2020
TaoiseachLeo Varadkar
Preceded bySimon Coveney
Succeeded byDarragh O'Brien
Minister of State
2016–2017Finance
2016–2017Public Expenditure and Reform
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2016 – 27 April 2021
ConstituencyDublin Bay South
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyDublin South-East
Personal details
Born (1982-04-23) 23 April 1982 (age 39)
Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFine Gael
RelationsKillian Scott (Brother)
EducationSt Michael's College, Dublin
Alma mater

Eoghan Murphy (born 23 April 1982) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency until 27 April 2021,[1] and previously from 2011 to 2016 for the Dublin South-East constituency. He previously served as Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government from 2017 to 2020 and a Minister of State from 2016 to 2017.[2]

Early life and education[]

Murphy attended primary school at Star of the Sea Sandymount and secondary school at St Michael's College. He went on to study at University College Dublin (BA, English & Philosophy), and King's College London (MA, International Relations).[3][4]

His father Henry is a retired senior counsel and author. His brothers Cillian (the actor known as Killian Scott) and Colin, a playwright and journalist, have forged successful careers in the arts.[5][6]

He dated jewellery designer Gillian Townsend, but according to Evoke, they split in 2019.[7] In 2021, he revealed that an ex-girlfriend received verbal abuse during his term as a government minister.[8]

Career[]

Arms control[]

Prior to entering politics, Murphy worked in international arms control, specifically in the area of nuclear weapons disarmament. He has worked for the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in Geneva, Switzerland, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Dublin, and before his election to Dublin City Council, he was working as a speechwriter for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) in Vienna, Austria.[9] In a 2015 Dáil debate on Irish neutrality, Murphy supported ending the triple lock requirement for Irish military deployment to have United Nations Security Council support, on the ground that it makes Ireland subject to Russia's veto power.[10][11]

Politics[]

Murphy was elected to Dublin City Council at the 2009 local elections for the local electoral area of Pembroke–Rathmines.[12] At the 2011 general election, he was elected to the third seat in Dublin South-East, vacating his seat on the council. In the 31st Dáil, he sat on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis.

At the 2016 general election, Murphy topped the poll in the redrawn constituency of Dublin Bay South, winning the second seat. He was appointed by Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the minority Fine Gael–Independent government as Minister of State at the Department of Finance and at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with responsibility for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procurement.[13][14]

Following Leo Varadkar's appointment as Taoiseach, Murphy was promoted to the cabinet, as Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in June 2017. On 25 September 2018, Murphy survived a motion of no confidence which had been tabled by Sinn Féin. The motion was defeated by 59 to 49 votes.[15] In December 2019, another motion of no confidence was tabled against Murphy, this time by the Social Democrats. The motion was defeated by 59 votes to 56.[16][17][18]

In the 2020 general election he was elected to the third seat in Dublin Bay South.[19][20] He continued to serve as minister until the formation of a new government on 27 June 2020, but was not one of the six Fine Gael members appointed to government.

After politics[]

On 27 April 2021, Murphy resigned his seat in Dáil Éireann, and announced that he would return to working in international affairs.[21][1] In May, he was in Armenia as head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe team monitoring the parliamentary election.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Former housing minister Eoghan Murphy resigns as TD for Dublin Bay South". thejournal.ie. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Eoghan Murphy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Vote Murphy #1" (PDF). Eoghan Murphy. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Leaflet from Eoghan Murphy -Fine Gael -Dublin Bay South #ge16". Irish Election Literature. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Political unknown who topped poll is grandson of disgraced accountant Labour's Byrne wins council seat FF results 'disappointing', says Martin 'Whiff of decay and rotting greens' Ahern never expected to win seat Miriam's little brother beats Ryan's". independent. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Eoghan Murphy: Influential figure who was still deemed a 'rising prospect'". www.irishtimes.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  7. ^ Walsh, Niamh (8 December 2019). "Eoghan Murphy gives relationship with Chloe Townsend a vote of no confidence as the pair split". EVOKE.ie. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  8. ^ Condon, Orlaith (27 April 2021). "'That's not on!' Eoghan Murphy talks 'horrific abuse' ex-girlfriend received while he was in office". EVOKE.ie. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Eoghan Murphy". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Dáil Debate on Neutrality Bill" (PDF). Eoghan Murphy TD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Thirty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] – Dáil Éireann (31st Dáil) – Friday, 6 March 2015". Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Eoghan Murphy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  13. ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (32nd Dáil) – Thursday, 19 May 2016". Houses of the Oireachtas. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  14. ^ Collins, Stephen (19 May 2016). "Taoiseach appoints 16 Fine Gael TDs as junior ministers". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members]". Houses of the Oireachtas. 25 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Govt survives motion of no-confidence in Murphy". RTÉ News. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Eoghan Murphy saved and Christmas election off the table as no confidence motion defeated". Journal. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]". Houses of the Oireachtas. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  19. ^ "General Election 2020: Eoghan Murphy retains seat despite failing to reach quota in Dublin Bay South". www.dublinlive.ie. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  20. ^ Cullen, Paul (10 February 2020). "Dublin Bay South results: Andrews says tent incident influenced voters". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Resignation of Member – Dáil Éireann (33rd Dáil) – Wednesday, 28 April 2021". Houses of the Oireachtas. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  22. ^ O'Connell, Hugh (19 May 2021). "Former housing minister Eoghan Murphy has resurfaced in Armenia". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
Oireachtas
Preceded by Teachta Dála for Dublin South-East
2011–2016
With: Lucinda Creighton
Kevin Humphreys
Ruairi Quinn 		Constituency abolished
New constituency Teachta Dála for Dublin Bay South
2016–2021
With: Jim O'Callaghan
Kate O'Connell
Eamon Ryan 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded byas Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017–2020 		Succeeded byas Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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