He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for Tipperary North at the 1987 general election and in 1993 he became Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party.
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for Tipperary North at the 1987 general election. He became Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party. This was in 1993.