 He was also Chairman of County Wexford Vocational Education Committee from 2004 to 2007 and a member of the board of management of Gorey Community School and Kilmuckridge Vocational College.He is a former director of Wexford County Enterprise Board and Wexford Organisation for Rural Development.D'Arcy was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2007 general election.