Local TD Willie Penrose was taken to hospital yesterday, October 30 after he fell ill in the Dáil during a vote on the Budget’s education cuts.
The Ballinacarrigy native and barrister was taken to the Mater for a number of routine tests but is believed to have been allowed to return to Leinster House later.
“Mr Penrose was in the Dail chamber when he suddenly began feeling unwell. An ambulance was called and he was taken to hospital for a check-out,” said a Labour Party spokesman.
Mr Penrose (52 ) sat on an usher’s chair outside the Dáil chamber until an ambulance entered the main car park of Leinster House.
The TD, who was elected to the Dáil on the ‘Spring tide’ in 1992, is the party’s spokesman on social and family affairs.
He ran for the deputy leadership of the party in 2002 but was narrowly defeated by Liz McManus.
His brother Johnny took his place on the County Council, co-opted after the end of the double mandate.
No further details were available to the Mullingar Advertiser at going to press.
