Pat Breen was elected to the 30th Dáil on May 24, 2007. He was appointed Deputy Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs with Special Responsibility for Human Rights, October, 2007.

He was elected to the 29th Dáil in May, 2002.

Deputy Breen was previously Deputy Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade & Employment with Special Responsibilty for EU Internal Market Development and Small & Medium Enterprises.

He was previously Deputy Spokesperson on Transport.

First elected to the Dáil in 2002, Pat had been a member of Clare County Council since June 1999 having achieved the highest Fine Gael vote in the county.

Pat is a strong supporter of infrastructural and industrial regional development.