Tom Hayes (born 16 February 1952) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Minister of State from 2013 to 2016.
[1] Hayes was educated at Mount Melleray College, Waterford, and Tipperaray Vocational School.
He was elected on 30 June 2001 to the 28th Dáil, as a TD for Tipperary South, when he held the seat for Fine Gael in a by-election following the death of Theresa Ahearn.
[2] Hayes served as Chair of the Fine Gael parliamentary party from September 2002 to March 2010.
He was party deputy spokesperson on Transport, with responsibility for Road Safety from October 2010 to March 2011.