Finian McGrath (born 9 April 1953) is an Irish former independent politician who served as Minister of State for Disability Issues from 2016 to 2020.

[citation needed] McGrath was re-elected to the 30th Dáil at the 2007 general election, confounding predictions that he would lose due to the loss of a seat from the constituency.

This public announcement was hailed by many observers who had criticised other Independent TDs such as Michael Lowry and Jackie Healy-Rae for keeping similar deals secret.

On 20 October 2008, following the 2009 Budget, McGrath withdrew his support for the government in protest at the abolition of an automatic medical card for the over-70s, cuts in education and the increase of the pupil-teacher ratio.

Following the election of Pearse Doherty to the Dáil, McGrath joined the Technical group, which consisted of the Sinn Féin deputies and the Independent Maureen O'Sullivan.

This followed the decision of McGrath, and the TDs John Halligan and Thomas Pringle to withdraw their support following revelations that Norris had written a letter to an Israeli court asking clemency for his former partner Ezra Nawi, who was then facing criminal charges.

On 6 May 2016, he supported the nomination of Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny as Taoiseach, and was appointed by the new government as Minister of State for Disability Issues.

In January 2020, in advance of the 2020 general election, McGrath announced that he would not be seeking re-election, but would return to other forms of political activism to support people with disabilities.