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Edward Collins (Irish politician)

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33: 602: 560: 533: 240: 103: 89: 61: 280:, a state body. FitzGerald called Collins' action "inadverten and clearly without any improper intent" and the dismissal his "most painful personal decision" as Taoiseach; some party colleagues felt FitzGerald was too fastidious about 581: 252: 75: 492: 642: 266:. This related to his involvement with the Collins family's lamb processing businesses; he had stepped down as director of them upon appointment as junior minister, but an article by 635: 500: 1454: 1449: 823: 754: 628: 1444: 367: 307: 248: 1439: 1434: 1429: 1424: 1419: 1414: 1459: 1270: 337: 671: 655: 213: 137: 277: 1141: 866: 736: 476: 244: 1201: 233: 229: 127: 123: 47: 1374: 1313: 875: 840: 780: 745: 217: 281: 1348: 378: 315: 1409: 1404: 1399: 1365: 620: 263: 221: 1287: 1210: 983: 901: 727: 667: 472: 267: 259: 797: 165: 465: 1339: 1261: 1040: 884: 849: 372: 651: 225: 110: 345: 1000: 771: 612: 553: 543: 1393: 1322: 1244: 1227: 1175: 1158: 32: 1304: 1116: 1107: 942: 918: 814: 1184: 1090: 959: 433: 402: 1056: 276:
revealed he subsequently attended a meeting discussing a loan application to
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and was re-elected at each subsequent election until he was defeated at the
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from 1983 until his dismissal in September 1986, after refusing the
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Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism
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Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism
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Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Energy
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Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Energy
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Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Energy
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He moved to the position of 247:and was reappointed after the 1: 672:Waterford (Dáil constituency) 481:– via Internet Archive. 463:FitzGerald, Garret (1991). 312:Oireachtas Members Database 76:Trade, Commerce and Tourism 1476: 770: 768: 665: 1460:Irish business executives 1347: 1345: 1338: 1336: 1312: 1310: 1269: 1267: 1243: 1241: 1209: 1207: 1200: 1198: 1115: 1113: 1106: 1104: 1072: 1070: 1055: 1053: 1039: 1037: 1031: 999: 997: 982: 980: 967: 958: 956: 941: 939: 926: 917: 915: 883: 881: 865: 863: 796: 794: 779: 777: 753: 751: 726: 724: 711: 706: 701: 696: 663: 609: 600: 595: 579: 574: 558: 550: 540: 531: 526: 521: 282:appearance of impropriety 196: 182:County Waterford, Ireland 143: 116: 42: 30: 1440:Members of the 24th Dáil 1435:Members of the 23rd Dáil 1430:Members of the 22nd Dáil 1425:Members of the 21st Dáil 1420:Members of the 20th Dáil 1415:Members of the 19th Dáil 234:1987 general election 230:1969 general election 348:on 11 September 2007 342:ElectionsIreland.org 264:conflict of interest 249:second 1982 election 218:by-election in 1966 104:Industry and Energy 90:Industry and Energy 522:Political offices 434:"Garret And Eddie" 382:on 10 October 2012 216:constituency at a 1387: 1386: 1382: 1381: 1366:Marc Ó Cathasaigh 1288:Brendan Kenneally 1211:Brendan Kenneally 984:William Kenneally 902:William Broderick 867:Michael Morrissey 619: 618: 610:Succeeded by 590:Office abolished 569:Office abolished 541:Succeeded by 260:Garret FitzGerald 245:1981–82 coalition 200: 199: 48:Minister of State 1467: 1050:1966 by-election 977:1952 by-election 936:1947 by-election 688: 685: 645: 638: 631: 622: 551:Preceded by 519: 513: 512: 510: 508: 499:. 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Archived from 308:"Edward Collins" 304: 179: 166:County Waterford 162: 160: 148:Personal details 121: 100: 99: 86: 85: 72: 71: 58: 57: 35: 21: 1475: 1474: 1470: 1469: 1468: 1466: 1465: 1464: 1390: 1389: 1388: 1383: 1377: 1368: 1351: 1342: 1340:David Cullinane 1325: 1316: 1307: 1290: 1273: 1264: 1262:Ollie Wilkinson 1247: 1230: 1213: 1204: 1187: 1178: 1161: 1144: 1142:Paddy Gallagher 1119: 1110: 1093: 1076: 1059: 1043: 1041:Billy Kenneally 1025: 1003: 986: 962: 945: 921: 904: 887: 885:Bridget Redmond 878: 869: 852: 850:Bridget Redmond 843: 826: 824:William Redmond 817: 800: 783: 774: 757: 755:William Redmond 748: 739: 730: 713: 708: 703: 698: 686: 675: 659: 649: 615: 607:Feb.–Sep. 1986 606: 585: 564: 556: 546: 537: 517: 516: 506: 504: 503:on 6 March 2019 491: 490: 486: 479: 462: 461: 457: 447: 445: 431: 430: 426: 416: 414: 400: 399: 395: 385: 383: 373:The Irish Times 366: 365: 361: 351: 349: 336: 335: 331: 321: 319: 318:on 6 March 2019 306: 305: 298: 293: 239:He served as a 224:as a Fine Gael 187:Political party 181: 177: 164: 163:1 February 1941 158: 156: 122: 117: 97: 96: 83: 82: 69: 68: 55: 54: 38: 37:Collins in 1985 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1473: 1471: 1463: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1437: 1432: 1427: 1422: 1417: 1412: 1407: 1402: 1392: 1391: 1385: 1384: 1380: 1379: 1372: 1370: 1363: 1361: 1358: 1354: 1353: 1346: 1344: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1328: 1327: 1320: 1318: 1311: 1309: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1293: 1292: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1276: 1275: 1268: 1266: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1250: 1249: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1233: 1232: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1216: 1215: 1208: 1206: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1190: 1189: 1182: 1180: 1173: 1171: 1168: 1164: 1163: 1156: 1154: 1151: 1147: 1146: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1130: 1129: 1126: 1122: 1121: 1114: 1112: 1105: 1103: 1100: 1096: 1095: 1088: 1086: 1083: 1079: 1078: 1074:Edward Collins 1071: 1069: 1066: 1062: 1061: 1054: 1052: 1046: 1045: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1029: 1028: 1021: 1018: 1014: 1013: 1010: 1006: 1005: 1001:Thaddeus Lynch 998: 996: 993: 989: 988: 981: 979: 973: 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39: 36: 28: 27: 25:Edward Collins 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1472: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1410:Fine Gael TDs 1408: 1406: 1403: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1395: 1376: 1375:Matt Shanahan 1373: 1371: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1356: 1355: 1350: 1341: 1333: 1330: 1329: 1324: 1323:Paudie Coffey 1321: 1319: 1315: 1314:John Halligan 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1295: 1294: 1289: 1286: 1284: 1281: 1278: 1277: 1272: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1252: 1251: 1246: 1245:Martin Cullen 1238: 1235: 1234: 1229: 1228:Martin Cullen 1226: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1217: 1212: 1203: 1195: 1192: 1191: 1186: 1183: 1181: 1177: 1176:Martin Cullen 1174: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1165: 1160: 1159:Donal Ormonde 1157: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1148: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1132: 1131: 1127: 1124: 1123: 1118: 1109: 1101: 1098: 1097: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1081: 1080: 1075: 1067: 1064: 1063: 1058: 1051: 1048: 1047: 1042: 1034: 1030: 1027: 1019: 1016: 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Minister of State
Energy
Trade, Commerce and Tourism
Industry and Energy
Industry and Energy
Teachta Dála
June 1969
February 1987
Waterford
County Waterford
Fine Gael
Fine Gael
Waterford
by-election in 1966
Dáil Éireann
Teachta Dála
1969 general election
1987 general election
Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Energy
1981–82 coalition
second 1982 election
Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism
Taoiseach
Garret FitzGerald
conflict of interest
Fintan O'Toole
Magill
Agricultural Credit Corporation
appearance of impropriety

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