Office: | Teachta Dála |
Term Start: | February 2011 |
Term End: | February 2016 |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1970 |
Birth Place: | Castletownbere, County Cork, Ireland |
Nationality: | Irish |
Party: | Fine Gael |
Noel Harrington (born 24 December 1970) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1] [2]
He was a member of Cork County Council for the Bantry local electoral area from 1999 to 2011.[2]
Between his election to the Dáil at the February 2011 general election and the last day of December 2011, he claimed expenses of €53,714. This was the highest expenses claimed by any TD in this period and was nearly €1,000 more than his nearest rival, while he lived further away from Leinster House than any other TD.[3]
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]