Bernanrd Durkan is an Irish %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Current%20Fine%20Gael%20logo%20%20%20Fine%20Gael%20(United%20Ireland)%20(pronounced%20%5Cfi-na%20gale%5C)%20is%20the%20second%20largest%20political%20party%20in%20the%20Republic%20of%20Ireland.%20... Fine Gael politician. He is currently a %20%20TD%20or%20td%20may%20stand%20for%3A%20%20Chad%2C%20ISO%20country%20code%20tank%20destroyer%20Teachta%20D%5CxE1la%20(TD)%2C%20Member%20of%20lower%20house%20of%20Irish%20Parliament%2C%20D%5CxE1il%20%5CxC9ireann%20Territorial%20Decoration%2C%20awarded%20for%20twelve%20years%5C%20service%20in%20the%20British%20Territorial%20Army%20touchdown%20Toronto-Dominion%20Bank%20and%20TD%20Bank%20Financial%20Group%20Tower%20Defense%20tracking... TD for %20%20%20The%20Kildare%20North%20parliamentary%20constituency%20spans%20the%20entire%20area%20of%20the%20northern%20half%20of%20the%20%20%20Leinster%20county%20of%20%20%20Kildare%2C%20taking%20in%20the%20towns%20of%20%20%20Maynooth%2C%20%20%20Celbridge%20and%20many%20other%20areas.%20... Kildare North and Fine Gael Spokesperson for %20%20%20The%20%5CMinister%20for%20Communications%2C%20Marine%20%26amp%3B%20Natural%20Resources%20is%20the%20chief%20minister%20at%20the%20Department%20of%20the%20same%20name%20in%20the%20Irish%20Government.%20... Communications & Natural Resources.

Bernard Durkan was born in Killasser, %20%20%20%20County%20Mayo%20(Irish%3A%20Maigh%20Eo)%20is%20a%20county%20on%20the%20west%20coast%20of%20Ireland.%20... County Mayo. He was educated at St. John's, Carramore, County Mayo. During his career as a member of %20%20%20%20D%26%23225%3Bil%20%26%23201%3Bireann%20is%20the%20%20%20lower%20house%20of%20the%20%20%20Oireachtas%20(parliament)%20of%20the%20%20%20Republic%20of%20Ireland1.%20... Dáil Éireann he has held several Front Bench portfolios in Fine Gael, including Health, Food, Trade & Industry, Insurance, Overseas Development Aid and Human Rights. The last time the Party was in power Durkan served as %20%20%20A%20Minister%20of%20State%2C%20in%20the%20Republic%20of%20Ireland%2C%20is%20a%20junior%20minister%20of%20non-cabinet%20rank%2C%20attached%20to%20one%20or%20more%20Departments%20of%20State%20of%20the%20the%20cabinet.%20... Minister of State for Social Welfare.

Durkan ahs also served as Chairman of the Joint Committe on European Affairs and as a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He has also acted as a Member of the Eastern Health Board, and Chairman and member of %20%20%20Kildare%20(Irish%3A%20Cill%20Dara)%20is%20a%20town%20in%20County%20Kildare%2C%20Republic%20of%20Ireland.%20... Kildare County Council. Before receiving his current post he served as Fine Gael %20%20%20The%20Chief%20Whip%20is%20a%20political%20office%20in%20some%20legislatures%20assigned%20to%20an%20elected%20member%20whose%20task%20is%20to%20administer%20the%20whipping%20system%20that%20ensures%20that%20members%20of%20the%20party%20attend%20and%20vote%20as%20the%20party%20leadership%20desires.%20... Chief Whip.