Pádraig Rice
Spokesperson for Health.
Meet Pádraig
I’m Pádraig Rice, the Social Democrats TD for Cork South-Central.
I ran in the general election because I believe it’s time for change.
I live in Ballyphehane and work as a Policy and Research Manager and human rights campaigner. I have a Law degree and BSc from UCC and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of Oxford. In June, I had the honour of being elected as a Councillor for Cork City South Central.
I believe that the Government could be doing so much more, particularly when it comes to affordable housing, healthcare, disability services, and climate action.
I am hardworking, committed, passionate, and I am delighted to represent you in Dáil Éireann.
I want to make Cork a better place for everyone.
Pádraig’s Priorities
- Housing – Delivering affordable and social housing to end the housing crisis.
- Health – Reforming the two-tier healthcare system to ensure that everyone has timely access to good quality healthcare that is free at the point of use.
- Public Services – Increasing investment in public services, including childcare, education and public transport.
- Public Spaces – Improving public spaces with more public toilets, parks, benches, water fountains and trees.
- Transparency and Accountability – Ensuring we have better political decision-making with increased transparency and accountability.
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RTÉ exposé on nursing homes must be a catalyst for change
The shocking treatment and neglect of elderly residents in two private nursing homes, as highlighted by RTÉ Investigates tonight, must be a catalyst for change, according to Social Democrats health spokesperson Pádraig Rice. Deputy Rice said: “It was difficult at times to watch the harrowing footage broadcast this evening. Such appalling breaches are the result […]
Read moreCHI must be held accountable for multitude of scandals
There must be full accountability and transparency from Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) in relation to a succession of scandals, according to Social Democrats TD Pádraig Rice. Deputy Rice, who is the party’s spokesperson on health, said: “A report in yesterday’s Sunday Times that a consultant breached guidelines by referring public patients to his own private […]
Read moreGovernment must prioritise the care of children at centre of unnecessary hip surgery scandal
Children who may have had unnecessary hip surgery in hospitals at the centre of today’s independent report must be the government’s immediate priority, according to Social Democrats health spokesperson Pádraig Rice. Deputy Rice said: “The publication of the report today finally confirms what we have known since March – that unnecessary hip surgeries were carried […]
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