Aidan Davitt (born 13 October 1978) is an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

politician who has served as a

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for the

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since April 2016. He was a member of

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from 2009 to 2016. He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson for Public Expenditure and Reform. Following his involvement in the

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("Golfgate") in August 2020, Davitt was one of six senators who lost the

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in the Seanad as punishment for their actions. Davitt is a member of the cross-party ''Oireachtas Friends of Israel'' in the

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Aidan Davitt's page on the Fianna Fáil website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davitt, Aidan Living people Fianna Fáil senators Members of the 25th Seanad Members of the 26th Seanad Members of the 27th Seanad Place of birth missing (living people) 1977 births Members of Westmeath County Council Industrial and Commercial Panel senators Fianna Fáil local councillors