Where he asks about special needs transport for people with disabilities who are engaged in further education. To my knowledge, and I’m involved in the area, this “campaign” hasn’t led to any success.
He also asked if the transport grant had ever been increased another time. No movement there either.
Varadkar didn’t even bother to get his many assistants to write something which showed off any of David’s achievements (presuming he had any). Presumably he’s rattled.
I don’t think anyone expected Stanton to stand again. He’s gone as far as he’s going as a politician. He got to serve as a Minister for State, and he’ll be 66-68 by the time the next Government is formed. We should be happy that lads at that age are willing to bow out.
The more interesting thing is whether they move Coveney to his constituency (Cork East). He bought a house recently [outside his constituency](https://extra.ie/2023/02/05/news/irish-news/coveney-buys-riverside-home) and in Stanton’s. Not saying that would have been bought in order to move constituencies, but it’s always harder to win when you’re not seen as living in the constituency, especially in a constituency like Cork South Central.
They also can’t run him and Jerry Buttimer in CSC again, they need to run a woman in both CSC and Cork East. Coveney could retain the seat in Cork East, and Buttimer in CSC (former TD, now Cathaoirleach of the Seanad) has a better chance than Pa O’Driscoll in Cork East (former county councillor) of retaining a seat without a big name.
This has been we’ll know for a while; as previously said, Coveney has bought a house in the East Cork area
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5th Fine Gael TD realises he hasn’t a snowball’s chance in hell of getting re-elected, so why bother.
I hope they are wiped out next time around along with fellow travellers the greens and FF.
We’re two years out from a general election and they’re like rats leaving a stinking ship already.
The only result for “David Stanton special needs campaign” I can find is this:
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2023-03-30/8/
Where he asks about special needs transport for people with disabilities who are engaged in further education. To my knowledge, and I’m involved in the area, this “campaign” hasn’t led to any success.
He also asked if the transport grant had ever been increased another time. No movement there either.
Varadkar didn’t even bother to get his many assistants to write something which showed off any of David’s achievements (presuming he had any). Presumably he’s rattled.
I don’t think anyone expected Stanton to stand again. He’s gone as far as he’s going as a politician. He got to serve as a Minister for State, and he’ll be 66-68 by the time the next Government is formed. We should be happy that lads at that age are willing to bow out.
The more interesting thing is whether they move Coveney to his constituency (Cork East). He bought a house recently [outside his constituency](https://extra.ie/2023/02/05/news/irish-news/coveney-buys-riverside-home) and in Stanton’s. Not saying that would have been bought in order to move constituencies, but it’s always harder to win when you’re not seen as living in the constituency, especially in a constituency like Cork South Central.
They also can’t run him and Jerry Buttimer in CSC again, they need to run a woman in both CSC and Cork East. Coveney could retain the seat in Cork East, and Buttimer in CSC (former TD, now Cathaoirleach of the Seanad) has a better chance than Pa O’Driscoll in Cork East (former county councillor) of retaining a seat without a big name.
This has been we’ll know for a while; as previously said, Coveney has bought a house in the East Cork area