Brian Hayes (politician)

For other people named Brian Hayes, see Brian Hayes (disambiguation).

Brian Hayes MEP


Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2014
Constituency	Dublin
Minister of State at the Department of Finance
In office 10 March 2011 – 23 May 2014
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Martin Mansergh
Succeeded by	Simon Harris
Teachta Dála
In office May 2007 – May 2014
In office June 1997 – May 2002
Constituency	Dublin South-West
Senator
In office May 2002 – May 2007
Constituency	Cultural and Educational Panel
In office December 1995 – June 1997
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	Brian John Hayes (1969-08-23) 23 August 1969 Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Irish: Fine Gael EU: European People's Party
Spouse(s)	Genievive Hayes
Children	2
Alma mater	St Patrick's College, Maynooth Trinity College, Dublin
Website	Official website

Brian John Hayes (born 23 August 1969) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Dublin since May 2014. He is a former Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency, and served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 2011 to 2014.^[1]

Early life

Hayes was born in Dublin. He was educated at Garbally College, Ballinasloe, County Galway; St Patrick's College, Maynooth, from which he received a degree in history and sociology in 1991,^[2] and Trinity College, Dublin. Formerly a secondary school teacher, he was a member of South Dublin County Council between 1995 and 2003.

Political career

Before joining Fine Gael Hayes had been a member of Democratic Left, a party which he joined because of the hardline anti-republican policies of its leader Proinsias de Rossa.^[3] He subsequently joined Fine Gael for similar reasons, this time inspired by the anti-Sinn Féin stance of that party's then leader, John Bruton.^[3] In December 1995, he was nominated by the Taoiseach, John Bruton, to the 20th Seanad Éireann, where he was appointed Government spokesperson on the Environment. Hayes was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1997 general election for the Dublin South-West constituency. He was appointed Fine Gael spokesperson on Housing, House Prices and Urban Renewal.

In a reshuffle of the Fine Gael front bench in June 2000, Hayes was promoted as spokesperson on Northern Ireland. Between 2001 and 2002 he served as Fine Gael's spokesperson on Social and Community Affairs. Hayes lost his seat at the 2002 general election but was elected to Seanad Éireann, where he served as Fine Gael Seanad leader and spokesperson on Defence and Northern Ireland.

At the 2007 general election he was re-elected to the Dáil on the first count in the Dublin South-West constituency.^[4] He was party spokesperson for Education and Science from 2007 to 2010.

On 19 August 2008, Hayes used a report in the Irish Independent to say that immigrant children should be "segregated" until their English language skills match those of native children.^[5] Hayes's comments generated considerable debate in the days that followed.^[6]^[7] The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) described the idea put forward by Hayes as "discriminatory, inequitable and deeply flawed".^[5] He later said sorry and spoke of his regret but insisted this "should not take away from the substance of what I said".^[8]^[9]

Ministerial career (2011–14)

In June 2010, he supported Richard Bruton's leadership challenge to Enda Kenny. Following Kenny's victory in a motion of confidence, Hayes was not re-appointed to the front bench. In October 2010, he was appointed as party Deputy spokesperson on Finance with special responsibility for Public Expenditure. In March 2011, Brian Hayes was appointed by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny as Minister of State at the Department of Finance with responsibility for Public Service Reform and the Office of Public Works.

After sudden floods killed two people in October 2011, he claimed the response of local authorities was "not adequate".^[10] In a newspaper article for the Sunday Independent in March 2012, one year after the Irish people voted to remove them from office, Hayes claimed Ireland still needed Fianna Fáil and questioned if their absence would be "in the interests of Irish democracy".^[11]

Hayes publicly acknowledged that Ireland had suffered reputational damage following the death of Savita Halappanavar, the pregnant Indian woman who died after being denied an abortion at a Galway hospital.^[12]

European Parliament

He was elected as the Fine Gael candidate for the Dublin constituency at the 2014 European Parliament election.^[13]

References

↑ "Mr. Brian Hayes". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
↑ "NUIM Alumni Ball 2011". NUI Maynooth Alumni Office. 11 June 2011.
1 2 Exuberant Hayes tackles burning issue and gives thanks for the silent majority. The Irish Times. 18 February 2011.
↑ "Brian Hayes". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
1 2 "FG calls for student segregation 'flawed'". RTÉ News. 19 August 2008.
↑ "Fine Gael TD Brian Hayes caused uproar by calling for 'segregation' in schools". The Sunday Times. 24 August 2008.
↑ "Anti-racism bodies react angrily to FG proposal". The Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
↑ "Hayes says sorry for his 'ridiculous' segregation jibe". Evening Herald. August 2008.
↑ "Hayes regrets 'segregation' remark". The Irish Times. 21 August 2008.
↑ "Brian Hayes wants lessons learned from floods". RTÉ News. 26 October 2011.
↑ "Watch out, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin is now moving in for the kill". Sunday Independent. 4 March 2012.
↑ "Savita Halappanavar – Irish embassy protest over death". BBC News. 16 November 2012.
↑ "Dublin seat shaping up to be the one to watch in the European elections". The Irish Times. 1 February 2014.

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Oireachtas
Preceded by Mervyn Taylor (Labour Party)	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Dublin South-West 1997–2002	Succeeded by Seán Crowe (Sinn Féin)
Preceded by Seán Crowe (Sinn Féin)	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Dublin South-West 2007–2014	Vacant
European Parliament
Preceded by Gay Mitchell	Member of the European Parliament for Dublin 2014–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Martin Mansergh	Minister of State at the Department of Finance 2011–2014	Succeeded by Simon Harris

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University of Dublin	Mary Henry (Ind) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (FG)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Sean Byrne (FF) Bill Cashin (Lab) Brian Crowley (FF) Brian Hillery (FF) Billy Kelleher (FF) Pat Magner (Lab) Marian McGennis (FF) Jim Townsend (Lab) Jack Wall (Lab) Gordon Wilson (Ind) G. V. Wright (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1994 Edward Haughey (FF) Michael Mulcahy (FF) 1995 Brian Hayes (FG) 1996 Sam McAughtry (Ind) January 1997 Denis Naughten (FG) July 1997 Tom Berkery (FG) Niamh Bhreathnach (Lab) Niamh Cosgrave (FG) Michael Enright (DL) Aidan O'Connor (FG)

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Cathaoirleach Rory Kiely (FF) Leader of the Seanad Mary O'Rourke (FF)

Administrative Panel	Timmy Dooley (FF) Frank Feighan (FG) Camillus Glynn (FF) Tony Kett (FF) Joe McHugh (FG) Joanna Tuffy (Lab) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) Paddy Burke (FG) Ulick Burke (FG) Peter Callanan (FF) Rory Kiely (FF) Martin Mansergh (FF) Francis O'Brien (FF) Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) John Paul Phelan (FG) Eamon Scanlon (FF) Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Noel Coonan (FG) Brian Hayes (FG) Paschal Mooney (FF) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) Ann Ormonde (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	James Bannon (FG) Eddie Bohan (FF) Paul Coghlan (FG) Margaret Cox (Ind) Marc MacSharry (FF) Derek McDowell (Lab) Kieran Phelan (FF) Sheila Terry (FG) Mary White (FF)

Labour Panel	Fergal Browne (FG) Maurice Cummins (FG) Brendan Daly (FF) Geraldine Feeney (FF) Michael Finucane (FG) Liam Fitzgerald (FF) John Hanafin (FF) Jim Higgins (FG) Terry Leyden (FF) Don Lydon (FF) Michael McCarthy (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Joe O'Toole (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind) Brendan Ryan (Lab)

University of Dublin	Mary Henry (Ind) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Cyprian Brady (FF) Michael Brennan (PD) John Dardis (PD) Maurice Hayes (Ind) Brendan Kenneally (FF) Michael P. Kitt (FF) John Minihan (PD) Tom Morrissey (PD) Pat Moylan (FF) Mary O'Rourke (FF) Kate Walsh (PD)

Nominated later	May 2007 Colm O'Gorman (PD) June 2007 Donie Cassidy (FF) Chris Wall (FF) Seán Dorgan (FF) Peter Sands (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party PD: Progressive Democrats Ind: Independent

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Dublin	Lynn Boylan (SF / GUE/NGL) Brian Hayes (FG / EPP) Nessa Childers (Ind / S&D)

Midlands–North-West	Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (Ind / GUE/NGL) Mairead McGuinness (FG / EPP) Matt Carthy (SF / GUE/NGL) Marian Harkin (IND / ALDE)

South	Brian Crowley (FF / ECR) Liadh Ní Riada (SF / GUE/NGL) Seán Kelly (FG / EPP) Deirdre Clune (FG / EPP)

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