Ann Phelan Politician

Ann Phelan (born 16 September 1961) is an Irish Labour Party politician. She was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 2011 general election.Phelan was elected to Kilkenny County Council in 2004 and 2009 for the Thomastown electoral area. On 15 July 2014, she was appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for rural economic development and rural transport at the Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Transport, Tourism and Sport. Her responsibilities also include the implementation of the 2014 report by the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA).