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Sean Barrett
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Barrett in 2014
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| In office 25 May 2011 – 8 June 2016 |
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| Constituency | Dublin University |
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| Born | 1944 (age 80–81) County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Maeve O'Brien |
| Children | 1 |
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Sean Declan Conrad Barrett was born in 1944. He is an Irish economist and was once a senator. An economist studies how money, goods, and services are made and used. Sean Barrett was a senior lecturer in the Economics Department at Trinity College Dublin. He was also a Fellow of the college, which is a special honor. In 2011, he was chosen to represent Dublin University in Seanad Éireann. The Seanad Éireann is like a second house of parliament in Ireland. He lost his seat in 2016 but later became a Pro-Chancellor of the University of Dublin in 2018. This is a senior role in the university.
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Sean Barrett's Academic Life
Sean Barrett studied at University College Dublin and McMaster University in Canada. He earned his first degree and a doctorate from University College Dublin in 1973. Since 1977, he has been a part of the Economics Department at Trinity College Dublin.
Studying Transport and Health
Sean Barrett is an expert in transport economics. This means he studies how money and resources are used in travel. He focused a lot on civil aviation, which is about airplanes and airports. He studied airlines like Ryanair and Aer Lingus. He also looked at how rules, called regulation, and removing rules, called deregulation, affected these businesses. His work also covered health economics, which is about how money is used in healthcare. He also studied public policy, which are the rules and plans made by the government.
Roles at Trinity College
Sean Barrett is a special member, or Fellow, of Trinity College Dublin. He has served on the college's main governing board many times. He was also the Junior Dean and Registrar of Chambers from 1986 to 2000. He helps lead the College Historical Society, which is a debating club. He is also a vice-president of Trinity's Choral Society, a singing group. He is the President of DUBES, a student society.
He was part of a group of economists known as the Doheny & Nesbitt School of Economics. They helped shape the early ideas of a political party called the Progressive Democrats.
Seanad Elections
Sean Barrett has run for a seat in Seanad Éireann four times. The Dublin University area chooses three senators. In 1997, he came in fourth place. He was behind senators like David Norris and Mary Henry. In 2002, he finished fifth. He did not run in the 2007 election. He came in fourth again in 2016.
Working in Seanad Éireann
Sean Barrett was elected to Seanad Éireann in 2011 and served one term. He focused on topics related to the economy and education. He worked without being tied to a specific political party.
From 2011, he was part of several important groups. These included the committee that looked into the banking crisis in Ireland. He was also on committees for finance, public spending, and transport. He was part of a group of independent university senators. He also worked with the North/South Inter-Parliamentary Association. This group helps connect politicians from different parts of Ireland.
Bills and Laws
Sean Barrett worked on several important laws.
- In 2011, he helped create the Fiscal Responsibility Bill. This law aimed to make government budgets more open and clear.
- In 2013, he worked on the Financial Stability and Reform Bill. This bill created rules for how banks operate.
- He also proposed laws about housing. These included the Mortgage Credit Bill 2012 and the National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015. These laws aimed to help people buy homes and solve housing shortages. They also helped the property market work smoothly.
- In education, he supported the Higher Education and Research Bill 2014. This bill helped create a clear set of laws for higher education and research in Ireland.
- He also worked on the Universities (Development and Innovation) Bill 2015. This bill talked about academic freedom and how the government funds universities. It also looked at new ways for universities to innovate.
- Sean Barrett also proposed the Copyright and Related Rights Bill 2015. This law deals with protecting creative works like books and music.
