Born : Cork, 16th August 1960
Occupation: TD for Cork South Central and Minister for Education and Science
Why in the news : He has appealed the decision of the Information Commissioner to release information on the 1998 Leaving Cert results which will be used to compile a schools' league table.
Most likely to say : "I'll walk the extra mile to get it right"
Least likely to say : "Of course people have the right to know which is the best school in the country."
