Following the recent election of new Social Democrats TD Daniel Ennis in the Dublin Central by-election, Social Democrats party leader Holly Cairns has today announced some changes to spokespeople roles among the parliamentary party.<\/p>\n
As part of these changes, Deputy Ennis has been appointed the party\u2019s spokesperson on Children, Equality and Sport.<\/p>\n
Deputy Aidan Farrelly has become the party\u2019s spokesperson on Transport and Youth as well as remaining the party\u2019s representative on the Public Accounts Committee.<\/p>\n
Deputy Cairns said:<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel\u2019s stunning victory in the recent by-election in Dublin Central has necessitated a minor reshuffle in spokespeople roles among some of our parliamentary party.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am delighted to announce that Daniel will be our spokesperson for Children, Equality and Sport.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs someone who comes from one of the most marginalised constituencies in the country, Daniel is acutely aware of the huge importance of combating child poverty and investing in vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel, a former League of Ireland football player, has also repeatedly credited sport with putting him on the right path in life and is very much aware of the enormously positive influence it can have in so many children\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know Daniel is going to work hard in these new briefs and I look forward to seeing him doing that over the remaining D\u00e1il term.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs part of these changes, Aidan will be the party\u2019s spokesperson on Transport as well as our spokesperson on Youth.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a Kildare deputy, who lives in the heart of the commuter belt, the lack of investment in our critical public transport is something Aidan has extensive knowledge of and interest in.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis experience as a former youth worker, also means Aidan has expert insight into the services and supports young people need to ensure they can reach their full potential.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that Aidan is also going to hit the ground running and work extremely hard in his new spokesperson role.\u201d<\/p>\n
The updated list of parliamentary party spokespeople roles is:<\/p>\n
Holly Cairns:<\/strong>\u00a0Party leader; Following the recent election of new Social Democrats TD Daniel Ennis in the Dublin Central by-election, Social Democrats party leader Holly Cairns has today announced some changes to spokespeople roles among the parliamentary party. As part of these changes, Deputy Ennis has been appointed the party\u2019s spokesperson on Children, Equality and Sport. Deputy Aidan Farrelly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,554,400,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aidan-farrelly","category-daniel-ennis","category-holly-cairns","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nCian O\u2019Callaghan:\u00a0<\/strong>Deputy Leader; Finance; Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation;
\nGary Gannon:\u00a0<\/strong>Justice, Home Affairs and Migration;
\nJennifer Whitmore:\u00a0<\/strong>Climate, Environment, Energy; Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, and the Marine;
\nAidan Farrelly:<\/strong>\u00a0Transport; Youth;
\nRory Hearne:<\/strong>\u00a0Housing, Local Government and Heritage; the Gaeltacht;
\nP\u00e1draig Rice:\u00a0<\/strong>Health;
\nSin\u00e9ad Gibney:\u00a0<\/strong>Enterprise, Tourism and Employment; Arts, Media, Communications, Culture; Defence;
\nEoin Hayes:<\/strong>\u00a0Social Protection;
\nLiam Quaide:\u00a0<\/strong>Disability; Mental Health; Rural and Community Development;
\nDaniel Ennis:\u00a0<\/strong>Children and Equality; Sport;
\nPatricia Stephenson:\u00a0<\/strong>Foreign Affairs and Trade;<\/strong>
\nJen Cummins:\u00a0<\/strong>Education; Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"