Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: FitzGerald was elected to Seanad Ã ireann in 1965 and was subsequently elected to DÃ il Ã ireann as a Fine Gael TD in 1969 .
Simplified: FitzGerald was elected to Seanad Ã ireann in 1965 , and in 1969 to DÃ il Ã ireann as a Fine Gael TD .