Joanna Tuffy - Biography

Constituency:
Dublin Mid-West

Euro Electoral Region:
Dublin

Electoral Status:
Joanna is currently .

Work Address
Dispensary Lane
Lucan
Co. Dublin

Home Address
46A Esker Lawns
Lucan
Co. Dublin

Tel
087 6339077

Email
joannatuffy@gmail.com

Website
http://www.labour.ie/joannatuffy

Political Career:

Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection June 2012 to February 2016
Chair of the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement January 2012 to June 2012
Appointed to Oireachtas Committees on Justice,Defence and Equality and Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, June 2011
Re-elected to 31st Dail, secured 7,495 1st preference votes, topping the poll Feb.2011
First elected to the 30th Dail,May 2007
Elected to the Seanad on the Administrative Panel,19th July 2002.
Contested the General Election in Dublin Mid-West, May 2002 and 2007.
Elected to South Dublin County Council 1999.
Stepped down from the Council in September 2003. (Following the passing of legislation to ban the dual mandate of Oireachtas Member and Local Authority Members)

Occupation:

Full time public representative
previously a solicitor
previously clerical officer, Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street, Registrations Office

Memberships:

Member of Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection June 2012 to February 2016
Former Member of Oireachtas Committee on Justice,Defence and Equality, June 2011 to January 2012
Former Member of Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, June 2011
South Dublin County Council 1999 - 2003
Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights 2002- 2007
Joint Committee on Education and Science 2002- 2007
Age Action Ireland
Former Member of Joint Oireachtas Committee Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Former Member of Joint Committee European Affairs
Former Member of All Party Committee on the Constitution

Family Background: