Aidan Davitt Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Office:Senator
Term Start:8 June 2016
Constituency:Industrial and Commercial Panel
Birth Date:13 October 1978
Birth Place:Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fianna Fáil
Children:2
Education:Senior College Dún Laoghaire

Aidan Davitt (born 13 October 1978) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel since April 2016.[1]

He was a member of Westmeath County Council from 2009 to 2016.[2] [3] He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation.

Following his involvement in the Oireachtas Golf Society scandal ("Golfgate") in August 2020, Davitt was one of six senators who lost the party whip in the Seanad as punishment for their actions.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aidan Davit. Oireachtas Members Database. 20 July 2019. 20 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720143256/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Aidan-Davitt.S.2016-04-25/. live.
  2. Web site: Aidan Davitt. ElectionsIreland.org. 20 July 2019. 14 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200814175856/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1400. live.
  3. Web site: Ten questions with... Aidan Davitt, Fianna Fáil. Athlone Advertiser. 21 March 2014. 18 July 2016. 15 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815191329/http://www.advertiser.ie/athlone/article/67934/ten-questions-with-aidan-davitt-fianna-fil. live.
  4. News: McDermott . Stephen . 21 August 2020 . Golfgate: Who were the public figures at this week's controversial Oireachtas Golf Society dinner? . 22 August 2020 . 21 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200821223859/https://www.thejournal.ie/oireachtas-golf-dinner-tds-senators-attendees-5181955-Aug2020/ . live .