Eamonn Maloney (born 1953) is an Irish former

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politician. He was elected to

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as a Labour Party

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(TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency at the 2011 general election. He was a member of

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from 1999 to 2011, representing the

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area. He a former member of

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'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. 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.". In July 2015, he announced that he would not be contesting the 2016 general election. In September 2015, he resigned from the Labour Party, and announced that he was contesting the 2016 general election as an independent candidate. He subsequently lost his seat at the 2016 general election, polling 1,627 first preferences.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maloney, Eamonn 1953 births Living people Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland) candidates in Dáil elections Independent TDs Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Members of South Dublin County Council Members of the 31st Dáil Politicians from County Donegal Labour Party (Ireland) local councillors