Jim Daly (born 20 December 1972) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People from 2017 to 2020 and Chair of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs from 2016 to 2017. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2011 to 2020.[1][2]
Jim Daly | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of State | |
| 2017–2020 | Health |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Daly 20 December 1972 Drinagh, County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse |
Virge Daly (m. 2001) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | |
Prior to being elected to the Dáil, he was a member of Cork County Council for the Skibbereen local electoral area from 2004 to 2011.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for the Seanad in 2007.[3]
A native of Drinagh, County Cork, Daly is from a family of 11 children. He attended secondary school at Maria Immaculata, Dunmanway.
He studied at NUI Maynooth, and Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, becoming a primary school teacher[4] and he was later Principal of Gaelscoil Dr Uí Shúilleabháin in Skibbereen.[5]
After appearing on Tonight with Vincent Browne in 2012, Daly was diagnosed with skin cancer by a doctor watching at home.[6]
He appeared on Claire Byrne Live on 22 January 2018, where he suggested a government issued ID should be a requirement for logging into social media websites.
On 20 September 2019, he announced that he would not contest the next general election.[7] He is now the CEO of the Private Hospitals Association.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Jim Daly". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Jim Daly". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "ElectionsIreland.org: Jim Daly". www.electionsireland.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Meet your 76 new TDs". RTÉ News. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "'My decision to leave politics is all about five children in West Cork'". Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "TD diagnosed with cancer during TV show appearance". Irish Examiner. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Fine Gael's Jim Daly will not contest next general election". RTÉ News. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Ex-junior health minister named new chief of Private Hospitals Association". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 February 2023.