| Nationality: | Irish |
| Office: | Teachta Dála |
| Term Start: | February 2011 |
| Term End: | February 2016 |
| Constituency: | Dublin South-West |
| Birth Place: | County Donegal, Ireland |
Eamonn Maloney (born 1953) is an Irish former independent politician.[1] He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency at the 2011 general election.
He was a member of South Dublin County Council from 1999 to 2011, representing the Tallaght area. He a former member of Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party and contested Dublin South-West at the 1987 general election for that party. He is a brother of former Senator Seán Maloney.
In the past he has worked in a factory and been on the dole. During the 31st Dáil, he was the only TD in Ireland who claimed no expenses, a policy he carried out throughout his twelve years at local level and maintained at national level.[2]
Justifying the cut in unemployment benefit from €144 to €100 per week for young people aged 22 to 24 in the 2014 budget, Maloney said "Parents will tell you that they do not want their children at home watching a flat-screen television seven days a week.".[3]
In July 2015, he announced that he would not be contesting the 2016 general election.[4] In September 2015, he resigned from the Labour Party, and announced that he was contesting the 2016 general election as an independent candidate.[5]
He subsequently lost his seat at the 2016 general election, polling 1,627 first preferences.