*Donna McGettigan TD (SF).
CLARE TD, Donna McGettigan (SF) has been discharged from hospital after becoming unwell in the Dáil.
Deputy McGettigan has confirmed that she has been discharged from St James’ Hospital in Dublin and is now recovering at home in Shannon. The first-time Sinn Féin TD was admitted on Tuesday evening and returned to Co Clare on Saturday.
Shortly after voting no confidence in the Government, Donna became unwell and an ambulance had to be called to bring her to hospital. “Tuesday was a busy day in the Dáil with the no confidence vote. I was there and voted no confidence in the government who, in my opinion have left workers and families down. What also happened for me on Tuesday was that I was taken by ambulance to St James’ hospital very ill,” she recounted.
She will be taking a week off from her duties as a TD to continue her recovery and return to full health, McGettigan confirmed. Her constituency office in Shannon remains open, “I want to thank everyone for your patience during this time it is very much appreciated”.
Politics was put to one side as Galway/Roscommon TD, Martin Daly (FF), a qualified general practitioner was among the first to attend to Donna. She said, “I would like to thank TD Martin Daly who attended to me with care and compassion. The ushers in Leinster House, the Dublin Fire brigade who are also trained paramedics who brought me to the hospital. Staff in St James’ hospital who were fantastic and are under pressure, I witnessed the real pressure in A&E and yes I was on a chair like others. Doctors, nurses, staff, despite this always greeted people with a smile and gentleness and being away from home this mattered”.
In November 2024, she became the first ever TD from Shannon elected to the Dáil and the county’s fourth female TD.
