Patrick O'Donovan

Patrick O'Donovan
TD
Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment
Assumed office
20 June 2017
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
Preceded by New Office
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport
In office
19 May 2016 – 20 June 2017
Taoiseach Enda Kenny
Preceded by Michael Ring
Succeeded by Brendan Griffin
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2016
Constituency Limerick County
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency Limerick
Personal details
Born (1977-03-21) 21 March 1977
Newcastle West, County Limerick, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Fine Gael
Spouse(s) Eileen Keary (m. 2014)
Children 1
Alma mater University College Cork
Website Official website

Patrick O'Donovan (born 21 March 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment since June 2017. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 2011, currently for the Limerick County constituency. He previously served as Minister of State for Tourism and Sport from 2016 to 2017.[1]

He was a member of Limerick County Council for the Newcastle West electoral area from 2003 to 2011.[1][2]

In January 2014, he called for "tougher controls on the use of open source internet browsers and payment systems" which he claimed allowed users to remain anonymous in the illegal trade of drugs, weapons and pornography.[3][4]

In August 2017, he mistakenly claimed in an interview with the Sunday Independent, that the Provisional IRA were responsible for the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.[5] The bombings, which were the deadliest attack in the Republic's history[6], were attributed to the Ulster Volunteer Force. [7] Sinn Fein said “this is a government that’s supposed to be engaging with the British government to get justice for the 33 people who died and the dozens injured,” and that the comments were "absolutely bewildering". Fine Gael declined to comment on the matter.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Patrick O'Donovan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Mr. Patrick O'Donovan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "O'Donovan calls for crackdown on internet browsers and payment systems which facilitate illegal activity". Fine Gael website. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Down with This Sort of Thing: TD Calls for Crackdown on "Open Source Browsers"". technology.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/ff-voters-are-alarmed-by-talk-of-sf-deal-36074757.html
  6. ↑ Oireachtas Sub-Committee report on the Barron Report (2004), p.25
  7. ↑ "Call for probe of British link to 1974 bombs". RTÉ News. 17 May 2008.
  8. ↑ Halpin, Hayley. "'It's ignorance': Sinn Féin calls for apology after junior minister blames party for Dublin-Monaghan bombing".
Oireachtas
New constituency Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Limerick
2011–present		 Incumbent


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