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A candidate for Fine Gael. View party
ELIMINATED
Paudie Coffey
Party
Constituency
Occupation
TD and Minister
Age
46
Biography

Elected first as a Waterford county councillor in 1999, he served until he was elected to the Seanad in 2007 after failing to secure a Dáil seat. A TD since 2011, he is the current Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Coordination.

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