Doctor prescribes a healthy tonic for himself

IT should come as no surprise that Deputy Jim McDaid has done an about-turn on his decision to retire from politics at the next election.

Readers will recall that earlier this year it emerged that Dr McDaid had returned full-time to medical practice for several months and yet no one — political colleagues, constituents or the media — seemed to have noticed he was no longer operating as a TD.

Clearly, it would border on madness for him to voluntarily give up such a valuable and undemanding sinecure, from which he can earn in excess of €150,000 per annum between his TD’s salary and his expenses.