Pádraig Rice TD

In 2019, a policy for improving Ireland's public dental service was published.

Yet seven years later, there's no implementation plan.

Even the priority actions in the policy – set to be completed by 2022 – are now not due for completion until 2029.

Is it any wonder dental services are in crisis?

Crisis in public dentistry continues to deepen under this government - Social Democrats The crisis in public dentistry has continued to deepen under this government, according to Social Democrats health spokesperson Pádraig Rice. Deputy Rice made his comments after representatives from t...

The crisis in public dental services has continued to deepen under this govt.

Seven years on from publication of the National Oral Health Policy, we are still waiting on an implementation plan.

@padraigrice.bsky.social

www.socialdemocrats.ie/crisis-in-pu...

Pádraig Rice TD on dyslexia: 'Growing up, I knew I was different' Having dyslexia himself, the Social Democrats’ spokesperson on health knows the importance of early support in the education system.

Thank you Pádraig Rice TD @padraigrice.bsky.social for sharing your personal experience of dyslexia and speaking out about the need for extra time to be introduced for dyslexic young people in Junior Cert and Leaving Cert exams.

Read Pádraig's article now.

www.thejournal.ie/readme/leavi...

Pádraig Rice: Programme for Government is just a stale rehash of what went before We will have a new government by tonight, but their programme for the next five years is unlikely to deliver the transformative changes that are urgently required

Nice article by @padraigrice.bsky.social in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social today!
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

This week I signed the Roll of Members at Leinster House to officially become a member of the 34th Dáil.

Thanks to the Clerk of the Dáil and all the staff in Leinster House for the warm welcome back.

I’m really looking forward to getting stuck in to this new role as a TD for Cork South Central.