WATCH: Deputy David Cullinane speaks about issues impacting the Déise county

Six months ago, Sinn Féin's, Deputy David Cullinane was once again comfortably re-elected on the very first count in Waterford.

Last week, the he sat down with the Waterford News & Star to discuss the Dáil term so far.

Watch the video below of Deputy Cullinane as he discusses issues impacting Waterford and the wider South East region, such as Waterford Airport and 24/7 cardiac care.

Read the full interview with Deputy Cullinane here in which he explains his relationship with government TDs Mary Butler and John Cummins following the heated speaking rights debacle earlier this year, and his recent controversy surrounding his comments on a UK court ruling, which excluded trans women from the definition of “woman” in equality law.