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Gníomh na Polaitíochta

Pat Carey Image Name: Pat Carey Description: Pat Carey

Seo sraith cláracha faisnéise le polaiteoirí aitheanta nach bhfuil gníomhach sa pholaitíocht níos mó.  Inniu, cloisfidh muid agallamh le Pat Carey.  Bhí Pat Carey ina Theachta Dála do Bhaile Átha Cliath Thiar Thuaidh ar feadh 14 bliain, idir 1997 agus 2011.  Cheap Brian Cowen é ina Aire Stáit, i Roinn an Taoisigh sa bhliain 2008 agus cheap sé ansin é ina Aire Sinsearach sa Roinn Gaeltachta, Pobail & Comhionannais sa bhliain 2010. Ba é Príomh Aoire an rialtais idir 2008 agus 2010.  Tá sé de cháil air gurbh é a thug isteach an Straitéis 20 bliain don Ghaeilge i mí na Nollag 2010.  Taobh amuigh den pholaitíocht, ghlac sé ról cinniúnach san fheachtas reifrinn faoin bpósadh aon-ghnéis i 2015.  Labhrann sé le Séamas Mac Donnchadha faoina shaol polaitiúil inniu.

This is a new summer series, featuring interviews with well-known politicians who are no longer active in public life.  Today, we’ll hear an interview with Pat Carey.  Pat Carey was a TD for Dublin Northwest for 14 years, from 1997 to 2011.  Brian Cowen appointed him a Minister for State in the Department of the Taoiseach in 2008, and then appointed him as Senior Minister at the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs in 2010.  He was government Chief Whip from 2008 to 2010, and is remembered as being responsible for bringing in the 20 Year Irish Language Strategy in 2010.  Outside of politics, he had a critical role in the Referendum for Marriage Equality in 2015.  He speaks to Séamas Mac Donnchadha today about his political life.