Michael Harty
Chair of the Committee on Health
In office
4 April 2016 – 14 January 2020
Preceded byJerry Buttimer
Succeeded bySeán Crowe
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2016 – February 2020
ConstituencyClare
Personal details
Born (1955-04-07) 7 April 1955 (age 68)
Limerick, Ireland
Political partyIndependent
Alma materRoyal College of Surgeons

Michael Harty (born 7 April 1955) is an Irish former independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 2016 to 2020.[1][2]

Career

A general practitioner based in Kilmihil, County Clare, he campaigned on a 'No Doctor No Village' platform to reverse the decline in the income of rural GPs.[3]

On the election of Taoiseach in 2016, he voted for Enda Kenny as Taoiseach. He served as Chair of the Committee on Health from April 2016 to February 2020.[4]

On 13 January 2020, he announced that he would not contest the 2020 general election.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Michael Harty". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Michael Harty". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Election 2016: Dr Michael Harty". RTÉ News. 27 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Dr Michael Harty will not seek re-election as TD". independent. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ O'Regan, Eilish (13 January 2020). "Dr Michael Harty will not seek re-election as TD". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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