Michael Harty (politician)

Michael Harty (born 7 April 1955) is an Irish former independent politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 2016 to 2020.

[1][2] A general practitioner based in Kilmihil, County Clare, he campaigned on a 'No Doctor No Village' platform to reverse the decline in the income of rural GPs.

He served as Chair of the Committee on Health from April 2016 to February 2020.

[4] On 13 January 2020, he announced that he would not contest the 2020 general election.

[5] In August 2020, he attended a golf party in County Galway which breached the COVID-19 guidelines.