| Office: | Teachta Dála |
| Term Start: | May 2007 |
| Term End: | 27 August 2024 |
| Constituency: | Clare |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1975[1] |
| Birth Place: | Limerick, Ireland |
| Birth Name: | Joseph Carey |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Party: | Fine Gael |
| Children: | 2 |
| Father: | Donal Carey |
| Alma Mater: | Galway Institute of Technology |
Joseph Carey (born 24 June 1975) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from the 2007 general election,[2] until his resignation on medical grounds in August 2024.[3]
Carey is the son of Donal Carey who was a TD and Senator. He was educated at St Flannan's College, Ennis, and Galway Institute of Technology.
From 1997 to 2007, Carey was a member of Clare County Council. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2007 general election.[4] He was appointed Fine Gael deputy spokesperson on Justice, with special responsibility for Juvenile Justice in October 2007. In October 2010, he was appointed as assistant Chief Whip. He was a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection and the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly, where he served on the committee for European Affairs.[5] He has previously served as a member of the Dáil Committee on Procedures and Privileges and Fine Gael spokesperson on Juvenile Justice and deputy Government Chief Whip.
He resigned as a TD on 27 August 2024, citing medical reasons.[6]