SeanONeachtain

General Data

 * Born on 22 May 1947, Galway
 * Country: Ireland
 * Political Group: Union for Europe of the Nations Group (UEN) Party: Fianna Fáil Party

Functions in European Parliament

 * 03/07/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 02/09/2002 - 30/04/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 02/09/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
 * 02/09/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Fisheries (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Transport and Tourism (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 20/09/2004 : Delegation for relations with Canada (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with South Africa (Substitute)
 * 21/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Canada (Chairman)
 * 22/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen (Member)
 * 19/01/2006 - 19/06/2007 : Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * BA (Hons.) (1969)
 * ATO (Hons.)
 * Secondary teacher (1969-2000)
 * Member of Galway County Council (1991-2002)
 * Member of the Western Regional Authority (1994-2002)
 * Member of the Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly (1998-2002)
 * Member of Údarás na Gaeltachta (1979-2004)
 * Chairman (1991-1996)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 2002)
 * In the Committee of the Regions: Member (1994-2002)
 * Vice-President (1994-1995) and President (1998-2002) of the European Alliance Group

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 61.1/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 66.7/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 16.9/100
 * 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 36.8/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 86.7/100

Positions
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