Brendan Kenneally

Not to be confused with Brendan Kennelly.

Brendan Kenneally
Teachta Dála
In office May 2007 – February 2011
In office June 1989 – May 2002
Constituency	Waterford
Senator
In office September 2002 – May 2007
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1955-04-28) 28 April 1955 Waterford, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Alma mater	Waterford RTC

Brendan Kenneally (born 1 April 1955) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election. He retained the seat at subsequent elections until losing it at the 2002 general election. He then became a member of the 22nd Seanad, nominated by the Taoiseach. He regained his Dáil seat at the 2007 general election.

He was appointed a Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Transport and Communications by the Taoiseach Albert Reynolds in 1992.

His father Billy Kenneally also served as a TD for Waterford from 1965 to 1982, and his grandfather William Kenneally served as a TD for Waterford from 1952 to 1961.

The Sunday Tribune reported that while a senator, between 2005 and 2007, Kenneally ran up total expenses amounting to €139,189.

On 3 August 2009, the Irish Independent revealed that Kenneally was one of the TDs with the highest expense claims in Dáil Éireann in 2008. He claimed €73,857 in expenses.

He lost his seat at the 2011 general election.

See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

References

Oireachtas
Preceded by Brian Swift (Fianna Fáil)	Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Waterford 1989–2002	Succeeded by Ollie Wilkinson (Fianna Fáil)
Preceded by Ollie Wilkinson (Fianna Fáil)	Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Waterford 2007–2011	Succeeded by John Halligan (Independent)
Political offices
Preceded by Denis Lyons	Minister for State at the Department of Tourism, Transport and Communications 1992–1993	Succeeded by Noel Treacy