Paul McAuliffe

Paul McAuliffe (born 8 February 1977) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency since the 2020 general election.[1] He also served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from June 2019 to February 2020,[2] and Dublin City Councillor from 2009 to 2020.

Paul McAuliffe
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyDublin North-West
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
June 2019 – February 2020
Preceded byNial Ring
Succeeded byTom Brabazon
Personal details
Born (1977-02-08) 8 February 1977
Finglas, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFianna Fáil
Alma materNational College of Ireland

Dublin City Council

McAuliffe was first elected to Dublin City Council in 2009, for Fianna Fáil in the Ballymun-Finglas local electoral area.[3] He was re-elected following the 2014 local elections for the enlarged Ballymun local electoral area. Following the 2019 local elections he was re-elected for Ballymun-Finglas.[4]

In 2014, he was elected as leader of the Fianna Fáil group. In 2015, McAuliffe drafted the Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015.[5] As chairperson of Enterprise and Economic Development, he jointly delivered the Dublin City Local Economic and Community Plan[6] and the policy Document Dublin A City of Villages.[7] He was chairperson of Dublin City Council's Enterprise and Economic Development Strategic Policy Committee.[8] and the Local Community Development Committee.

Dáil Eireann

McAuliffe was selected to be the Fianna Fáil candidate for Dublin North-West at the 2016 general election.[9] McAuliffe was not elected, being the last candidate to be eliminated on the 9th count.[10] At the 2020 general election, McAuliffe was elected on the final count.

Lord Mayor of Dublin

In June 2019, he was elected as the 350th Lord Mayor of Dublin, succeeding Nial Ring.

McAuliffe was supported by Fianna Fáil, Green Party, Labour Party and the Social Democrats.

McAuliffe also held a Civic Reception to Mark International Aids Day and to celebrate the work of HIV Ireland after he signed the Paris Agreement. Speaking at the event he said... "one of the superpowers which every Lord Mayor has is the ability to de-stigmatize. To ever stigmatize a person is always wrong but to stigmatize those with an illness is particularly cruel". He would repeat those words when he awarded Panti Bliss with a Lord Mayors Award.

References
  1. "Paul McAuliffe". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. "Your North West Area Councillors". Dublin City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. "2009 Local - Ballymun Finglas". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. "2014 Local - Ballymun". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. "Fianna Fáil publishes Bill to redevelop Moore Street area". Fianna Fáil. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  6. "The Dublin City Local Economic and Community Plan 2016–2021". Dublin City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. "Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath" (PDF). Dublin City Council. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  8. "Culture, Recreation & Economic Services". Dublin City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  9. "Paul McAuliffe chosen as Fianna Fáil candidate in Dublin North West". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  10. "Dublin North-West constituency". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Nial Ring		 Lord Mayor of Dublin
2019–2020		 Succeeded by
Tom Brabazon
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