Daithí Doolan

Daithi Doolan (born 13 May 1968, Cork) is an Irish politician. A member of Sinn Féin, he is a councillor on Dublin City Council.

Cllr
Daithí Doolan
Doolan in 2018
Dublin City Councillor
Assumed office
2014
ConstituencyBallyfermot-Drimnagh
In office
2004–2009
ConstituencySouth East Inner City
Personal details
Born (1968-05-13) 13 May 1968
Cork, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
Spouse(s)Bridget Kildee; 4 children[1]

Election results

Local elections

As Sinn Féin candidate in the 1999 local elections for the Dublin South East Inner City, Doolan polled 13.38%, coming fourth and missing out on a seat by 62 votes.[2]

In 2004 Doolan recontested in the area polling 24.11%, securing the second position.[3] In the 2009 election he polled 11.9% and lost his seat by 259 votes.[4]

At the 2014 elections, Doolan contested in the Dublin Ballyfermot Drimnagh area, and topped the poll with 19.28%.[5]

General elections

Doolan contested the 2002 general election, attaining 2,398 first preference votes (7.39%) in Dublin South-East, coming seventh thereby missing out on one of the top four positions.[6] In the 2007 general election he polled 1,599 first preference votes (4.72%) in the same area, again coming seventh.[7]

Career

As an elected councillor between 2004 and 2009, Doolan called for the easing of restrictions on immigrant workers,[8] and for better fire-safety provisions in apartment construction.[9] He opposed the creation of an energy-from-waste facility at Poolbeg,[10] supported the Shell to Sea campaign[11] and opposed cuts to Dublin public services.[12]

After losing his seat in June 2009, Doolan was hired in October as the coordinator for the 'Dublin Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign', an organisation that promotes a community development approach to tackling the drugs problem. As coordinator Doolan criticised the Government of Ireland for scrapping the once full-time position of 'Minister for National Drugs Strategy' and regulating that role to another Minister with other responsibilities.[13] As well as calling for a full-time junior minister, Doolan and CityWide requested the government scrap proposed funding cuts for drug services, also asking for additional funding for the issue, as well as for community participation and consultation for handling the drugs problem.[13]

In September 2011 Doolan left Citywide to take up a post as parliamentary assistant to Peadar Tóibín TD, Sinn Féin spokesperson on enterprise, jobs, innovation and the Gaeltacht. Before being re-elected to Dublin City Council in 2014, Doolan was parliamentary assistant to Brian Stanley TD.

Joseph Rafferty controversy

Doolan was involved in controversy after a Dubliner, Joseph Rafferty, was shot dead. Rafferty's sister, Esther Uzell-Rafferty, claimed that the IRA had killed her brother, and that Doolan knew the identity of his killer,[14][15] claims which Doolan denied.[16] Doolan's denial of involvement in the murder was later backed up by a report from Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Ahern stated "I don't think there were any instructions given by the IRA," adding: "Elements, probably of criminality, claimed they had links with republicans."[17] Doolan has called for public co-operation with the Garda in the investigation of Rafferty's murder.[16]

Personal life

Doolan is married with four children. He has been a strict vegetarian since he was 16 because of his concerns for the environment.[1]

References
  1. Kelly, Michael (9 December 2008). "Going the whole hog as a vegetarian". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  2. "Local Elections: 10 June 1999 South East Inner City". Electionsireland.org. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  3. "Local Elections: 11 June 2004 South East Inner City". Electionsireland.org. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  4. "Elections 2009: South-East Inner City". RTÉ. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  5. "Local Elections: 23 May 2014 - Ballyfermot Drimnagh". Electionsireland.org. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. "General Election: 17 May 2002 Dublin South–East". Electionsireland.org. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  7. "General Election: 24 May 2007 Dublin South–East". Electionsireland.org. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  8. "Sinn Féin challenges the Progressive Democrats and the Labour Party on restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian workers". Immigrationcontrol.org. December 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  9. Kelly, Olivia (10 October 2007). "Call for apartment building to stop on safety grounds". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  10. "Calls for Gormley to stop incinerator". The Irish Times. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  11. Cusack, Jim (17 May 2009). "Trouble in the pipeline over Ryan's Shell protest". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  12. McDonagh, Patricia (7 April 2009). "City staff to feel €30m cuts pain". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  13. "Minister hits back at drug strategy criticism". Dublinpeople.com. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  14. Smyth, Sam (10 May 2007). "Murder victim's sister has Sinn Féin in her sights". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  15. Kelly, Olivia (5 May 2007). "Sister of murdered man warns of dangers of voting for Sinn Féin". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  16. "Corrections & Clarifications". The Irish Times. 9 June 2009. p. 16.
  17. "Taoiseach says IRA did not kill Rafferty". An Phoblacht. 29 September 2005. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020.
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