Dublin South Central - Aengus Ó SNODAIGH TD

Aengus was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2007 and is currently Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Social Protection, Justice, Equality and  International Affairs. 

He is party whip in the Dáil and is on several  Oireachtas committees. 

Bhí Aengus gafa le athchóiriú Teach na bPiarsaigh maraon le bheith ar  coiste Áth Cliath ’98 agus Emmet 200 agus is ball é den Coiste  Uile-pháirtí Comóradh 1916.

A member of the Ballyfermot Drugs Taskforce, Aengus is also treasurer of  Bluebell Community Development Project (CDP) and a board member of  Liberties Recycling. 

A committed community activist Aengus has never shied from speaking his  mind and being active on local and national issues including campaigns to

• Save our Swimming Pool;
• reinstate the Christmas Bonus;
• Stop the Water  Charges;
• Save Crumlin Hospital from closure;
• and close the Headshops.

A fluent Irish speaker Aengus now lives in Bluebell with his wife,  Aisling, and their three children.  Similar to all other Sinn Féin Oireachtas members Aengus only draws the  average wage.

The surplus of his Leinster House income is used to fund a  full-time constituency advice service and to keep constituents informed  of local and national developments.