Séamus Healy
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Séamus Healy TD |
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Healy in 2015
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| Teachta Dála | |
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Assumed office February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Tipperary |
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In office February 2011 – February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Tipperary South |
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In office June 2000 – May 2007 |
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| Constituency | Tipperary South |
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| Born | 9 August 1950 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Workers and Unemployed Action |
| Other political affiliations |
League for a Workers Republic, United Left Alliance |
Séamus Healy (born 9 August 1950) is an Irish politician. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Tipperary since the 2016 general election, having previously held one of the previous seats, Tipperary South from 2000 to 2007 and 2011 to 2016.
He is part of the Clonmel-based Workers and Unemployed Action (WUA) which has a number of local representatives on South Tipperary County Council and Clonmel Borough Council. He is a former member of the League for a Workers Republic.
A former hospital administrator, Healy was first elected to Clonmel Borough Council in 1985. He was elected to the 28th Dáil at a by-election on 22 June 2000. He was re-elected at the 2002 general election, but lost his seat at the 2007 general election to Martin Mansergh of Fianna Fáil. After losing his Dáil seat he returned to serve as councillor in South Tipperary for Clonmel, being co-opted for Pat English, after which he was appointed to various committees such as the local Vocational Education Committee, promotion of the Irish language and various water supply committees.
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