Roisin Shortall TD - Biography
Constituency:
Dublin North West
Euro Electoral Region:
Dublin
Electoral Status:
Roisin is currently a sitting TD for Dublin North West
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Address:
12 Iveragh Road
Whitehall
Dublin 9
Tel:
Home: 01-8370563
Dail: 01-6183593
Fax: 01-6184380
Email:
roisin.shortall@oireachtas.ie
Political Career:
- Appointed Minister of State for Primary Care - Department of Health, March 2011
- Elected to the 31st Dail, Feb.2011 topping the poll with over 9,000 first preference votes
- Elected to the 30th Dail, May 2007
- Labour Spokesperson on Social and Family Affairs
- First Elected Dáil Éireann 1992
- Re-elected 1997 and 2002
- Member of Public Accounts Committee
- Member Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs
- Member Dublin City Council 1991-2003
- Chairperson Eastern Health Board 1996-98
Occupation:
- Full-time Public Representative; formerly Teacher of the Deaf
Memberships:
- Ballymun Neighbourhood Council
- Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force
- Finglas Crime Task Force
Other Interests:
- Transport
- Drugs/Crime
- Education
- Taxation
- Poverty
Family Background:
- Roisin was born and reared in Drumcondra and now lives with her husband and three children in Whitehall
Education:
- Dominican College, Eccles Street; University College Dublin.
- St. Mary's College of Education, Marino
