Róisín Shortall

Meet Róisín

Róisín Shortall is a co-founder of the Social Democrats and a TD for Dublin North-West.

She has been re-elected at every general election since first winning a Dáil seat in 1992, giving her over 30 years’ experience in national politics.

A former primary school teacher with a degree in Economics and Politics, Róisín has throughout her career been particularly vocal on social justice issues, in all its forms, and good governance.

She is a former Minister of State at the Department of Health and chaired the All-Party Committee on the Future of Healthcare which produced the Sláintecare reform plan for the Irish health service.

Róisín is passionate about accountability and fair distribution of resources.

Healthcare is a human right – not a commodity. Healthcare should be equally accessible and free at the point of access, not dependant on your ability to pay.

Róisín’s Priorities

• Ensure the full implementation of Sláintecare.
• Establish universal access to quality public services based on fair taxation.
• End child poverty.
• Drive down the cost of housing.
• Reverse the creeping privatisation of health and social care services.
• Establish a statutory right to homecare.
• Increase capacity of primary care including all essential therapies.
• Introduce the Living Wage.