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18 Feb

Government Waste: Taxpayer to foot €83m bill over ‘cock-up’

An article about Bernard Allen seen on valueireland.blogspot.com

Fine Gael TD Jim O’Keefe asked why alarm bells had not sounded when the case first came before the department’s attention. The PAC’s chairman, Bernard Allen, said members intended investigating all reports on the decisions that had been …... Continue reading »

13 Feb

Drumm’s dilemma

An article about Bernard Allen seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com

Fine Gael’s Bernard Allen lives a mile from Cork’s Mercy Hospital, where a new extension has been lying unopened for the past year. ‘‘It’s an absolute scandal,” he said, that a multimillion euro building was lying idle because of …... Continue reading »

15 Nov 2007

TDs and senators left frustrated after meeting with Drumm

An article about Bernard Allen seen on soapboxireland.blogspot.com

Fine Gael TD Bernard Allen echoed those comments. “I gave the opinion [while in attendance] that the meeting was a token gesture towards accountability and didn’t serve much purpose.” He also queried why between 12 and 20 HSE officials …... Continue reading »

25 May 2007

The big squeeze

Seen on The Honest Hack

I’ve just returned to the office from the Cork City count centre in City Hall where there are a number of puzzled faces trying to make sense of … topper while Bernard Allen (FG) also polled well. Former Fianna Fáiler Dave McCarthy has picked … out of the running while Allen’s running mate Gerry Kelly has polled well but is unlikely to make it this... Continue reading »

20 Apr 2007

Cork North Central – FF should lose seat in game of musical chairs

Seen on Dail Vote 07 (beta)

Today’s Red C Poll leaves DV07 predicting two seats for Fianna Fail in the shrinking constituency. The poll reports Kathleen Lynch safe, with 17 per cent. FF should hold 2 seats with 31 per cent, as Fine Gael TD Bernard Allen looks set to top the poll, but running mate Kelly is too far behind to close the gap and make it three seats for the... Continue reading »

14 Mar 2007

INSIDE POLITICS - ZIMBABAWE

Seen on Harry McGee

The egregious attack on the leader of the Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai defied description. Ireland is due to play Zimbabwe in the opening match of the cricket World Cup. Already Laour councillor Aidan Culhane is calling for a boycott tonight, based on the beating meted out to Tsvangirai and his supporters. Whatever the merits of... Continue reading »

25 Nov 2006

The National Forum on Europe - The changing role of Ireland in a changing European Union

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The National Forum on Europe - The changing role of Ireland in a changing European Union: “Cross-border crime and terrorism The Secretary General said that in order to keep its citizens safe after 9/11 and enlargement, the Commission was proposing that more measures to tackle cross-border crime and terrorism should be decided by qualified... Continue reading »

Who is Bernard Allen?

Party: Fine Gael

Constituency: Cork North-Central

Bernard Allen is a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork North Central and is currently the Fine Gael Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs.

Bernard Allen was born in Cork City. He was educated at the North Monastery Christian Brothers School and University College Cork where he qualified with a diploma in Chemical Technology. Allen first became involved in politics in 1979 when he was elected to Cork Corporation. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1981 general election as a Fine Gael TD for the Cork North Central constituency and has retained his seat ever since. At the 1987 general election Fine Gael lost power and Allen was appointed Opposition Spokesperson for Health. The following year he became Lord Mayor of Cork. In 1993 Allen became Spokesperson for Social Welfare.

In 1994 Fine Gael returned to government and Taoiseach John Bruton appointed Allen as Minister of State at the Department of Education and the Environment with special responsibility for Youth and Sport. In February 2002 Michael Noonan became leader of the Party and Allen became Spokesperson for Tourism, Sport & Recreation. Following the 2002 general election Allen was one of the few high-profile Fine Gael TDs who were re-elected. Following this he was appointed Opposition Spokesperson for the Environment & Local Government under the new leader Enda Kenny. Following a Fine Gael Front Bench reshuffle in 2004 Allen became Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs.

-Excerpt from Wikipedia page for Bernard Allen

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