Office: | Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
Term Start: | 4 April 2016 |
Term End: | 9 February 2020 |
Predecessor: | Andrew Doyle |
Successor: | Jackie Cahill |
Office1: | Teachta Dála |
Term Start1: | February 2011 |
Term End1: | February 2020 |
Constituency1: | Carlow–Kilkenny |
Birth Date: | 2 February 1967 |
Birth Place: | Rathvilly, County Carlow, Ireland |
Nationality: | Irish |
Party: | Fine Gael |
Children: | 2 |
Alma Mater: | Athlone Institute of Technology |
Patrick Deering (born 2 February 1967) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2011 to 2020. He served as Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2016 to 2020.[1] [2]
Before he ran for election to Dáil Éireann, Deering served for a number of years as chairman of the Carlow GAA County Board. He was a member of Carlow County Council for the Tullow local electoral area from 2009 to 2011.
Deering was elected vice chair of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party on 8 June 2016, supporting Kildare South TD Martin Heydon in his role as chair.[3]
He lost his seat at the 2020 general election.[4] [5] He also unsuccessfully contested the 2020 Seanad election.