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# Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin announces two new Parliamentary Party committees

 Published on:  21 January 2022

Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin has appointed a new Policy Development committee and a Strategic Liaison/Outreach committee.

 

Announcing the membership of the committees, Mr Martin commented, “As a Party, we have committed to increased and meaningful participation in policy development.  These two new committees within the Party will play an important role in that process and I look forward to working with them."

 

 

The Policy Development Committee will be chaired by Cormac Devlin TD and will be comprised of the following:

 

 

Minister Michael McGrath TD

 

Minister Thomas Byrne TD

 

Senator Mary Fitzpatrick

 

Jim O’Callaghan TD

 

Aindrias Moynihan TD

 

Dara Calleary TD

 

Senator Catherine Ardagh

 

Jackie Cahill TD

 

Joe Flaherty TD

 

Jennifer Murnane O’ Connor TD

 

Pádraig O’Sullivan TD

 

John Lahart TD

 

Willie O’Dea TD

 

Barry Cowen TD

 

Senator Lorraine Clifford Lee

 

Senator Pat Casey

 

Senator Paul Daly

 

Senator Aidan Davitt

 

Senator Gerry Horkan

 

Senator Erin McGreehan

 

Siobhán Russell, Head of Communications

 

Research and Policy Office Team

 

 

 

 

The Strategic Liaison/Outreach Committee will be chaired by Senator Timmy Dooley and will be comprised of the following:

 

Dara Calleary TD

 

John Lahart TD

 

Christopher O’Sullivan TD

 

Senator Malcolm Byrne

 

Senator Lisa Chambers

 

Senator Fiona O’Loughlin

 

Senator Ollie Crowe

 

Barry Andrews MEP

 

Siobhán Russell, Head of Communications

 

Corona Joyce, Senior Policy Officer

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