Pádraig Rice
IrelandpoliticianMale6.5Global Dominance: 0.00%Pádraig Rice is a first-term TD for Cork South-Central representing the Social Democrats. He has been appointed to chair the Committee on Health, where he will address pressing health issues and policies in Ireland.
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Health committee chair Pádraig Rice said 'the Rotunda, or any other hospital, cannot take it upon itself to unpick the public-only consultant contract.'
Rotunda told funding could be pulled over public-only consultants providing private care – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-03
Pádraig Rice is the impressive chairman of the Oireachtas health committee.
Rotunda’s defiance of public policy shows us how some are born more equal – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-03
Committee chair Pádraig Rice stated that the move from the Rotunda is completely against stated policy.
Rotunda at loggerheads with Minister over public-only consultants having private patients – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-05-28Padraig Rice, chairman of the Oireachtas health committee, stated there was no valid reason for the Minister not to publish the report.
Scoliosis advocacy group calls for immediate publication of orthopaedic report – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-12
Pádraig Rice, chairman of the Oireachtas health committee, said the 'harrowing reports of mistreatment' must be 'urgently addressed'.
‘Radical overhaul’ called for following mistreatment findings at Bloomfield Hospital – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-17
Pádraig Rice expressed the need for transparency and accountability for those affected by recent controversies in CHI.
Former Children’s Health Ireland chief takes up new HSE regional job on same salary of €184,000 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-13
Pádraig Rice TD highlighted a particular difficulty in the area of child psychology, with more than 14,000 children waiting more than a year for this service.
Number of children on community healthcare waiting lists rises to 42,000 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-05Pádraig Rice, chair of the committee, welcomes that insourcing will be phased out by the end of June 2026.
€100m spent on firms that use HSE facilities and staff after hours to cut waiting lists – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-02
Pádraig Rice, chairman of the health committee, wrote to the Minister on Thursday criticising this decision.
Mental Health Bill bypassing health committee ‘sets a dangerous precedent’, says chair – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-04
Pádraig Rice is a Social Democrats TD for Cork South-Central.
Influencer Richie Herlihy’s foul-mouthed review of Dáil restaurant leaves a bad taste – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-31
Pádraig Rice, Social Democrats health spokesman and chairman of the Oireachtas health committee, said the report identifies 'serious failings around the use of a novel procedure'.
Answers demanded after audit highlights over 100 unnecessary hip surgeries on children – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-25
Pádraig Rice said the hospital has to be 'one of the most botched capital projects in the history of the State'.
Children’s hospital ‘never-ending saga’, says Opposition after completion delayed until September – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-17Pádraig Rice is a Social Democrats representative who signed the letter.
Five Fine Gael representatives sign cross-party letter sent by Sinn Féin to housing minister – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-25
Pádraig Rice will chair the Committee on Health.
Oireachtas committee chair appointments under way ahead of Dáil return next week – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-24
