Rebecca Moynihan
Rebecca Moynihan | |
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![]() Moynihan in 2020 | |
Senator | |
Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
Constituency | Administrative Panel |
Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad | |
Assumed office September 2021 | |
Leader | Alan Kelly Ivana Bacik |
Preceded by | Ivana Bacik |
Personal details | |
Born | [1][2] Rialto, Dublin,Ireland | 11 December 1981
Political party | Labour Party |
Children | 1 |
Website | rebeccamoynihan |
Rebecca Moynihan(born 11 December 1981) is an IrishLabour Partypolitician who has been aSenatorfor theAdministrative Panelsince April 2020.[3]
She is the party's spokesperson on Housing, Local Government, and Heritage. She previously served as a member ofDublin City Councilfrom 2009 to 2020, representingCrumlin-Kimmageand the South West Inner City.[4]
Early life
[edit]Moynihan is from a working-class family inRialto, Dublin.[5]
Political career
[edit]Moynihan became involved in the Labour Party at a young age; she was the National Chair ofLabour Youthfrom 2002 to 2004 and is involved inLabour Women.
In 2009, she was elected as a member of Dublin City Council. While a councillor, Moynihan had a motion passed to ensure free period products were available in all Dublin City Council buildings,[6]and secured 100,000 euros in funding for this project.[7]She was elected unopposed as Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin in 2016 toLord MayorBrendan Carr.[8]
Moynihan contested the2020 general electionin theDublin South-Centralconstituency,[9]but was unsuccessful, getting 2,095 (4.8%) first preference votes.
At the2020 Seanad election,she was elected toSeanad Éireannon theAdministrative Panel.[10]Darragh Moriarty was co-opted to her seat onDublin City Councilfollowing her election to the Seanad.
As the party's spokesperson on housing, Moynihan has opposed co-living proposals put forward by the government, stating that it is "not suitable" and "even more unsuitable in the context of the Covid crisis".[11]
In January 2021, Moynihan tabled the Period Products (Free Provisions) Bill, which would provide for free tampons, sanitary pads and reusable products in all school bathrooms, educational institutions and public buildings in Ireland.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Prior to becoming a Senator, Moynihan taught atRathmines College of Further Education.[13]
References
[edit]- ^Monaghan, Gabrielle (28 October 2013)."Meet the young age pensioners..."Independent.ie.Retrieved8 February2021.
- ^Rebecca Moynihan (11 December 2020)."Today I'm living my birthday dream with this iconic lunch".Retrieved8 February2021– via Twitter.
- ^"Rebecca Moynihan".Oireachtas Members Database.Retrieved21 April2020.
- ^"Councillor Rebecca Moynihan".www.dublincity.ie.Dublin City Council.Retrieved3 April2020.
- ^Clarke, Donald (1 January 2022)."50 people to watch in 2022: The best young talent in Ireland".The Irish Times.Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^"Dublin City Council to provide free sanitary products in its buildings".Newstalk.Retrieved29 January2021.
- ^"Moynihan secures €100K in DCC budget for free sanitary products".26 November 2019.Retrieved29 January2021.
- ^Kearns, David (28 June 2016)."Emotions run high as city gets new Lord Mayor".The Herald.Retrieved8 February2021.
- ^Power, Jack (10 February 2020)."Dublin South-Central results: Fine Gael junior minister Catherine Byrne loses seat".Irish Times.Dublin.Archivedfrom the original on 5 June 2021.Retrieved5 June2021.
- ^Hosford, Paul (3 April 2020)."FF and FG set for Seanad majority".Irish Examiner.Archivedfrom the original on 22 September 2020.Retrieved5 June2021.
- ^Horgan-Jones, Jack."Former minister for housing backs co-living ban".The Irish Times.Retrieved29 January2021.
- ^Phelan, Ciara (14 January 2021)."Bill to provide free period products for all in Ireland proposed".The Irish Mirror.Retrieved29 January2021.
- ^Courtney, Julian (16 January 2020)."Rebecca Moynihan interview".Insight.Retrieved8 February2021.