Education
Waterford Institute of Technology.
Waterford Institute of Technology.
He was a Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Waterford constituency. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election. He retained the seat at subsequent elections until losing it at the 2002 general election.
He regained his Dáil seat at the 2007 general election.
He was appointed a Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Transport and Communications by the Taoiseach Albert Reynolds in 1992. The Sunday Tribune reported that while a senator, between 2005 and 2007, Kenneally ran up total expenses amounting to €139,189.
On 3 August 2009, the Irish Independent revealed that Kenneally was one of the TDs with the highest expense claims in Dáil Éireann in 2008. He claimed €73,857 in expenses.
He lost his seat at the 2011 general election.
He then became a member of the 22nd Seanad, nominated by the Taoiseach.