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 (1972-12-20)20 December 1972 (age 52) Drinagh,County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | |
Jim Daly (born 20 December 1972) is an Irish formerFine Gael politician who served asMinister of State for Mental Health and Older People from 2017 to 2020 and Chair of theCommittee on Children and Youth Affairs from 2016 to 2017. He served as aTeachta Dála (TD) for theCork South-West constituency from 2011 to 2020.[1][2]
Prior to being elected to theDáil, he was a member ofCork County Council for theSkibbereen local electoral area from 2004 to 2011.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for theSeanad in 2007.[3]
A native ofDrinagh,County Cork, Daly is from a family of 11 children. He attended secondary school at Maria Immaculata,Dunmanway.
He studied atNUI Maynooth, andMary Immaculate College,Limerick, becoming a primary school teacher[4] and he was later Principal of Gaelscoil Dr Uí Shúilleabháin in Skibbereen.[5]
After appearing onTonight 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 thenext general election.[7] He is now the CEO of the Private Hospitals Association.[8]