Mr Stagg was a TD in the constituencies of Kildare North and Kildare from 1987 to 2016.
Former Labour TD and Minister of State Emmet Stagg has died at the age of 79
Mr Stagg was a TD in the constituencies of Kildare North and Kildare from 1987 to 2016.
He served as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and later at the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications from 1994 to 1997.
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