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18 Oct 2008

Party unrest on medical card decision – The Irish Times – Fri, Oct …

An article about Chris Andrews seen on irishtimes.com

Chris Andrews was also critical of the information vacuum. “There was a need to communicate the message. We did not do that.” There were indications that last night's announcement clarifying thresholds, allied to an information campaign …... Continue reading »

03 Apr 2008

Would boycotting the opening ceremony of the Olympics be Pointless?

An article about Chris Andrews seen on jamesmcinerney.blogspot.com

Chris Andrews of Fianna Fail recently called on the Irish government to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympics. If we boycotted the opening ceremony of the Olympics, we would be sending a message to China saying that we are not …... Continue reading »

15 Feb 2008

Fianna Fáil TDs accuse HSE over treatment of chemists

An article about Chris Andrews seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com

Fianna Fáil TD Chris Andrews said the HSE's temporary contracts, which impose a 9 per cent cut on medical card prescription fees, are “a recipe for disaster” and should be taken “off the table” immediately. …... Continue reading »

Who is Chris Andrews?

Party: Fianna Fáil

Constituency: Dublin South-East

Chris Andrews (Irish: Críostóir Mac Andriú;[citation needed] born 16 May 1967) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South East constituency. He was first elected to the Dáil in the 2007 general election.

He is the grandson of Todd Andrews, a leading figure in the early days of Fianna Fáil. His father Niall Andrews and his uncle David Andrews both served as Fianna Fáil TDs, while his first cousin, Barry Andrews was elected a TD in the 2002 general election. He is the fourth member of his family to sit in the Dáil. Another cousin, Ryan Tubridy is a chatshow host on RTÉ.

Chris Andrews failed in his first attempt to be elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election. He failed to hold on to his seat in Dublin City Council in the 2004 local elections. Chris Andrews was elected to the Dáil Éireann in the 2007 general election.

-Excerpt from Wikipedia page for Chris Andrews

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