First elected to the Dáil Eireann in 1987 Re-elected in 1989, 1997, 2002 and 2007 Member of Seanad Eireann 1992-1997 Appointed Minister of State at the Departments of An Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs, with special responsibility for European Affairs in June 2007
Appointed Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in September 2004.
Past member of the International Ombudsman Institute and the Irish Council of the European Movement.
Dick received a United Nations Fellowship in Human Rights in 1979, the first Irish citizen to do so and he has been decorated by the French and Estonian Governments for his work on European Integration. Dick has also been honoured by the Assembly of the Western European Union.
Born Wexford March 1947. Married to Eleanor Griffin, three sons, one daughter. Educated Wexford CBS: UCD (DPA, BComm, Masters Degree in Public Administration). College lecturer in Public Administration and Public Finance at University College Dublin from 1978 to 2002.
Always at your service, not just at election time.
Bray - Every Tuesday(10.30– 12.00pm) & Friday(6.30 – 8.00pm) - Constituency Office.
Greystones - 1st Monday of the month - 7.00 – 8.00pm - Burnaby Hotel
Kilcoole - 2nd Monday - 7.15 – 8.00pm - The Breaches
Wicklow - 3rd Monday - 7.00 – 8.00pm - Grand Hotel
Arklow - 2nd Saturday - 10.30– 11.30am - Murphy's Pub
Coolboy - 2nd Saturday - 12.30 – 1.00pm - Little Moon
Carnew - 2nd Saturday - 1.15 – 1.45pm - Sinnott's
Coolkenno - 2nd Saturday - 2.00 – 2.30pm - The Fleece
Shilleagh - 2nd Saturday - 2.45 - 3.00pm - Park View House
Tinahely - 2nd Saturday - 3.15 - 3.45pm - O'Connor's
Annacurra - 2nd Saturday - 4.00 - 4.15pm - Annacurra Inn
Aughrim - 2nd Saturday - 4.30 - 5.00pm - Lawless'
Hacketstown - 4th Saturday - 11.00–12.00pm - Lambert's Hardware
Rathvilly - 4th Saturday - 12.15 - 1.00pm - Lawlor's
Baltinglass - 4th Saturday - 1.15 - 1.45pm - Quinn's
Donard - 4th Saturday - 2.00 - 2.30pm - Moynihan's
Dunlavin - 4th Saturday - 2.45 - 3.15pm - Burke's
Blessington - 4th Saturday - 4.00 - 4.30pm - West Wicklow House
Dick Roche TD, Minister for European Affairs, has today, Wednesday 28th July 2010 welcomed the additional funding of €551,000 that has been provided to Wicklow County Council towards the running costs of their water and sewerage treatment plants and the sampling and licensing costs associated with water services. Read More
The Minister for European Affairs, Mr. Dick Roche TD attended the OSCE Informal Ministerial in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 16-17 July Read More
Dick Roche TD, Minister for European Affairs, has today, Wednesday 30th June 2010, announced funding of €35,000 towards the fit out costs of the Arklow Youth Centre, just off the Main Street in the town. Read More
The Minister for European Affairs, Dick Roche T.D., and the U.S. Ambassador Dan Rooney officially announced details of the 23 successful Irish Fulbright Awardees for 2010-2011, at a ceremony in Iveagh House, Dublin. Read More
Dick Roche TD, Minister for European Affairs, today, Friday 18th June,described as ‘barbaric’ the execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner, a convicted murderer was executed by a firing squad in Utah State Prison in Draper this morning. Read More
Efforts by Bray Town Council to work with local residents groups to support the removal of graffiti around the town has been given a ‘kick in the teeth’ with the defacing of public and private property throughout the town with political graffiti, according to Dick Roche TD, Minister for European Affairs. Read More
Dick Roche TD, Minister for European Affairs has welcomed the announcementthat the contract has been signed for Wicklow Town’s new 1,000 place post primary school. Read More
Proposals to introduce new arrangements to control the activities of Bank Directors have been welcomed by Dick Roche TD, Minister for European Affairs. Read More
Dick Roche TD, Minister for European Affairs, has today, Wednesday 21st April 2010 welcomed the funding allocated to the County Wicklow Network for Older People through the scheme for community and voluntary organisations to promote awareness of poverty and social exclusion and to mark 2010 the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in their community. Read More
The Minister for European Affairs, Dick Roche TD, has welcomed the announcement that over 50 primary and post primary schools across the Wicklow and North East Carlow will benefit from the Summer Works scheme. Read More
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