Paul McAuliffe

Paul McAuliffe (born 8 February 1977) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency since the 2020 general election.^[1] He previously served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2019 to 2020.^[2]

Paul McAuliffe TD
McAuliffe in 2024
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2020
Constituency	Dublin North-West
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office 12 June 2019 – 13 February 2020
Preceded by	Nial Ring
Succeeded by	Tom Brabazon
Personal details
Born	(1977-02-08) 8 February 1977 (age 48) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Other political affiliations	Progressive Democrats (until 2004)
Alma mater	National College of Ireland

Early political career

He was a member of the Young Progressive Democrats. McAuliffe contested the 2004 local elections as a Progressive Democrats candidate in Finglas local electoral area, but was not elected.^[3] He was first elected as a member of Dublin City Council in 2009, for Fianna Fáil in the Ballymun-Finglas local electoral area.^[4] He was re-elected following the 2014 local elections for the enlarged Ballymun local electoral area. Following the 2019 local elections, he was re-elected for Ballymun-Finglas local electoral area.^[5]

In 2014, he was elected as leader of the Fianna Fáil group. In 2015, McAuliffe drafted the Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015.^[6] As chairperson of Enterprise and Economic Development, he jointly delivered the Dublin City Local Economic and Community Plan^[7] and the policy Document Dublin A City of Villages.^[8] He was chairperson of Dublin City Council's Enterprise and Economic Development Strategic Policy Committee.^[9] and the Local Community Development Committee.

In June 2019, he was elected as the Lord Mayor of Dublin, succeeding Nial Ring.^[10] McAuliffe was supported by Fianna Fáil, Green Party, Labour Party and the Social Democrats.

Dáil Éireann

McAuliffe was selected to be the Fianna Fáil candidate for Dublin North-West at the 2016 general election.^[11] McAuliffe was not elected, being the last candidate to be eliminated on the 9th count.^[12] He unsuccessfully contested the 2016 election to Seanad Éireann.^[3]

At the 2020 general election, McAuliffe was elected on the final count.^[13]

At the 2024 general election, McAuliffe was re-elected to the Dáil. He was subsequently appointed Leas-Cathaoirleach of the influential Public Accounts Committee.^[14]