Donal Carey (born 15 October 1937) is an Irish former

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politician who served as Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and the Islands from 1995 to 1997. He served as a

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(TD) for the Clare constituency from 1982 to 2002. He also served as a Senator for the

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from 1981 to 1982. Carey was educated at St Flannan's College, Ennis and

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. He was elected to the

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in 1981 as a Senator for the

. Carey was elected a Fine Gael TD for the Clare constituency at the February 1982 general election and retained his seat until losing it at the 2002 general election. On 27 January 1995, he was appointed by the Rainbow Government on the nomination of

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with responsibility for western development and rural renewal and Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, holding the posts until the change of government in 1997. His son Joe Carey was elected in 2007 as a Fine Gael TD for the same constituency.

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