Peter Burke
@peterburkefg
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Husband, Dad, Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment. TD for Longford/Westmeath. Chartered Accountant. Horse Racing fan. RTs not an endorsement.
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Great clip of our incredible nurses at Midland Regional Hospital
#Mullingar
at the end of a night shift.
#StayHomeSaveLives
#NursesAreHeroes
#HealthcareHeroes
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I normally like to concentrate on putting forward policy instead of singling out others in the Dáil.
But when you have TDs opposing just for the sake of populism, without any attempt at honestly engaging, I have no problem calling them out for their lies and inaccuracies.
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By next week, you will no longer need planning permission to cover your roof with solar panels🎉
Delighted the
@DeptHousingIRL
Committee approved our proposals today, looking forward to signing regulations into law next week
@FineGael
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“Ireland remains fully committed to the sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders.
Those borders have not changed, and Russia’s use of force will not change them.”
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I am honoured to have been appointed to the role of Minister of State for European Affairs by An Taoiseach
@LeoVaradkar
Really looking forward to starting this important work alongside An Taoiseach, An Tánaiste and my European counterparts at this critical time for Europe.
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Only two Sinn Fein TD’s (Martin Kenny & Pa Daly) which is 20% of their allocation turned up to vote on the retention of our Special Criminal Court which proves SF are weak on crime. This court has convicted some of our most violent gangland criminals over the past five decades.
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Horse Racing to return behind closed doors with strict protocols from June 8th. Much needed certainty for the sector.
@HRIRacing
@RacingPost
@TheIrishField
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Today was thankfully my last day in isolation, after a difficult period with the passing of my Dad followed by catching Covid.
Regardless age, the passing of a parent is very tough. Thanks for all the kind messages over the past fortnight, the support is very much appreciated.
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It’s official… legislation to provide maternity leave for Councillors has been approved by the Dáil and Seanad 🎉
Very grateful to all who have engaged with me and contributed to the process over the last two years, to get us to this point
@DeptHousingIRL
@FineGael
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In Fine Gael, we don’t hurl from the ditch. Our voters want us to find solutions, take responsibility and lead our country
#FGAF22
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After avoiding qs all week, Matt Carthy confirms today that Sinn Fein may not release their budget till MONDAY. One day before the budget.
For a party that says they want to lead Gov, clearly they don’t want their policies scrutinised, or are still trying to work out the maths.
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This morning I'm announcing €215,000 split between the political parties and independent groups to support the running of more women and diverse candidates at the next local elections.
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Wishing my good friend
@LeoVaradkar
the very best; it was a privilege to work alongside him, working particularly closely in my EU Affairs role.
Having seen first-hand the respect he commands across European and global politics, he will be huge loss to Fine Gael and this State.
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It doesn’t take an Accountant to see massive discrepancies, including sums of hundreds of thousands of euros, contained in
@sinnfeinireland
accounts.
SF President Mary Lou McDonald and treasurer Pearse Doherty have serious questions to answer.
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After a years’ worth of engagement and work, it’s official: City and County Councillors will soon have access to maternity leave. We must see diversity and gender equality in our Local Authorities, and this is one measure which will help
@DeptHousingIRL
@FineGael
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BREAKING -THE FLEADH COMES HOME
Mullingar successfully won the bid to host the Fleadh 2020! Well done to everyone involved in what was a huge team effort.
#bringthefleadhhome
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.
@sinnfeinireland
again proposing in the North and opposing in the South; social housing rents will increase by 2.7% in Northern Ireland shortly due to a decision made by a SF Minister.
People need targeted supports, not tokenistic and unimplementable bills and motions.
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A very positive step today with the launch of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation Against Ukraine. Ireland is a founding member.
An important stride towards justice for the Ukrainian people 🇺🇦
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I am announcing €150,000 in funding for eight political parties/organisations aimed at encouraging more women to run in the Local Elections in 2024
#MoreWomen
@DeptHousingIRL
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The deal reached today is a testament the hard work and commitment shown by the EU, led by
@MarosSefcovic
, & the UK.
We now have a real opportunity to move into a new phase of EU-UK relations, and to face into global challenges as partners.
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I was delighted to meet the new Finnish Minister for European Affairs
@adleande
earlier today 👋
Ireland work closely with Finland in the EU, we have a similar size population and we align on a number of key policy areas 🇫🇮 🇮🇪
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Social media abuse & family-unfriendly working hours are two common barriers to women entering local politics.
That's why today I am allocating €23,000 to
@NWCI
to develop policy toolkits which will be rolled out nationwide, tackling these two practical issues
@DeptHousingIRL
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SF are either very poorly briefed or using scare tactics on the most vulnerable. A moratorium is already in place for vulnerable customers.
"They are worried that they won't be able to pay their bills and that they will be disconnected."
-
@loreillysf
on the introduction of price caps to try control energy costs
#TonightVMTV
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Bizarre to hear Pearse Doherty talking about managing the economy responsibly on
@RTEradio1
when
@SinnFeinireland
call on the Govt to spend more on absolutely everything, every single day of the week.
@finegael
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I am delighted to have worked on delivering funding for a number of projects in Longford Westmeath including
@MullingarHAC
#GE2020
@FineGael
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It was an honour to give the oration in memory of Brigadier General Tom O’Connor Scarteen and Captain John O’Connor Scarteen, who were killed in Kenmare 100 years ago during the Civil War.
@FineGael
@Scarteen
@BGriffinTD
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Happy to confirm that the commercial rates waiver will be extended to cover Q2 for businesses affected by the Covid 19 pandemic.
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I am very grateful for all the support I received and to significantly increase my vote from
2016 is very special. I will do my very best in the 33rd Dáil for this constituency and will never take your support for granted.
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Great to meet
@MarosSefcovic
in person earlier today and get an update on the ongoing protocol negotiations.
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Glad to have placed Ireland’s vote for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, in line with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations 🇮🇪 🇺🇦 🇺🇳
Today the nations of the world came together in New York to vote on a resolution concerning a comprehensive, just & lasting peace in
#Ukraine
.
1⃣4⃣1⃣countries - a clear majority of the General Assembly - voted for this resolution.
The world has spoken. It stands with Ukraine🇺🇦
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After two weeks the million dollar question remains unanswered, Where in Europe is the database stored ? That’s if it is in Europe... So much for transparency!
Sinn Féin TD can’t say where party stores voter info as it is an ‘IT question’
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It is hard to make sense of the news of Ashling Murphy, a young woman in the prime of her life, taken in a horrific and senseless manner. My thoughts are with her family, friends and the Midlands community.
There is a responsibility on us all to end violence against women.
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Morning has broken in
#dbs
Poling day in
#DBS21
Lets elect
@GeogheganCllr
to the Dáil!
@FineGael
@joecareytd
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I have allocated €62,000 to support women councillors establish caucuses in their areas.
It is imperative that we increase the number of women in Local Government and as Minister, I am determined to see a marked increase by 2024
More ▶
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Delighted to secure Government approval to extend our commercial rates waiver. Majority of businesses re-opening will not have rates due again this quarter, and our Local Authorities will be fully reimbursed.
@DeptHousingIRL
@FineGael
@AILGIRE
@CCMALocalGov
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I am delighted to announce today a €600 million commercial rates waiver package, so that no rates will be due from April out to the end of September. This will cover all of our small businesses.
@FineGael
@HousingPress
#JulyStimulus
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Wow! What a result, well done Rachel we are all so proud of you. Great year for Westmeath 🎉🎊👏👏
#RoseofTralee
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On this Day of Solidarity with Belarus, Ireland 🇮🇪 calls for the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Belarus.
Last Thursday in
#Vilnius
, I spoke of the important work of Belarusian human rights defenders & media, & the risks they take.
We
#StandWithBelarus
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Deal reached to secure funding for Ukraine✅
Compromise achieved among EU27 🇪🇺🇮🇪🇺🇦
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Beyond thrilled that
@DeptHousingIRL
sponsored
@SeeHerElected
have won the democracy award at
@politicsawards
🎉 🎉 Tackling the under representation of women in politics in rural Ireland.
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Lots of excitement with Leo and Ted this evening!! Fingers crossed Santa make a stop 🎅 🎄🎄
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Good to see our 1 year old baby Ted getting the message! Keep hand hygiene up, keep your distance & wear a mask. We can make it much harder for the virus to spread taking these actions 👍👍
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Looking forward to bringing proposals on Maternity Leave for Councillors to Cabinet in the coming weeks.
It's completely unacceptable that it is not currently in place.
We can't expect to attract or retain women Councillors if we don't facilitate basic rights.
Great to hear
@peterburkefg
telling Seanad members that proposals for maternity leave for councillors will hopefully come before Cabinet very soon! Also great recognition of work of
#SeeHerElected
in helping to encourage more women into politics.
@TeeFarr
@mairead_oshea
@AILGIRE
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Delighted to report all 31 Local Authorities have now adopted their budgets for 2021. Local services are protected. This is a great achievement by the sector & I look forward to working closely with them in 2021.
@DeptHousingIRL
@FineGael
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I wrote an Op Ed on the seismic change we have lived through in this country since we joined the EU - with young people the chief beneficiaries
@dfatirl
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Surprise birthday cake 🎂 today while visiting
@wexfordcoco
Great progress underway in county!
@campaign4kehoe
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I travelled to Cork yesterday to visit the Halting Site referenced in the recent OCO report. Sincere thanks to the residents who welcomed me into their homes and showed me the conditions they are living in. They are completely unacceptable.
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Incredible hypocrisy! They have a set of different standards for the Republic!
Tonight in the Dáil is strange. Sinn Fein TDs making a series of stirring speeches on pensions and promising to make it 65 “if they were in government”, when it is 66 in Northern Ireland and due to increase to 67 and 68. And it is €53 less per week in Northern Ireland. Odd.
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Such heartbreaking news this evening that Pat Smullen has passed away. Champion jockey and an inspirational figure in racing and Irish society. He achieved so much & touched so many. May he rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family tonight.
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Happy to announce further Outdoor Summer Assistance funding today for each of our Local Authorities to be used for the provision/maintenance of portaloos, bins, pedestrianisation or other necessary facilities needed by our City and County Councils over the summer.
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Delighted that my first official engagement in Iveagh House is addressing
@emireland
launch of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Looking forward to working with colleagues across Europe on key issues raised by
@SWEambIE
today
#EU2023SE
🇸🇪
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Delighted to see investment into rural and regional Ireland continues, with €7.6 million to regenerate Kinnegad and €6 million for Ballymahon announced today by
@HHumphreysFG
#OurRuralFuture
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This morning I had the honour of launching 96 units of housing across
#Mullingar
#Kinnegad
&
#Athlone
96 forever homes for 96 different families. Heartening and encouraging to see this progress, as we embark on another year of record investment
#HousingForAll
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Looking forward to another busy day, first up an event with
@EP_President
with students from across the country at
@smockalley
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I signed the roll of members for the 33rd Dáil yesterday. It is a huge honour to be back at Leinster House to represent the constituency of Longford Westmeath. I will never take this role for granted and always work to the best of my ability.
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Honored to be selected as a candidate for
@FineGael
Longford Westmeath tonight. Very grateful for all the support!
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Proud to agree a five year extension to the Irish Work and Travel visa today with my colleague
@USAmbIreland
Claire Cronin, ensuring more Irish students and graduates will have the opportunity to work in the USA 🇺🇸 🇮🇪
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Fleadh 2023 officially opened by
@LeoVaradkar
, let’s make it the best yet!
@fleadhcheoil
@westmeathcoco
#mullingar
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Back in Brussels this morning for a meeting of the European Affairs Ministers. Important week for negotiations, we have full faith in
@MarosSefcovic
and his team
@dfatirl
@IrelandRepBru
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What an incredible talent
@rachaelblackmor
has, smashing the glass ceiling in style! First five home Irish trained, vintage time for Irish Horse Racing.
#GrandNational2021
#RachaelBlackmore
#ITVRacing
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Delighted that Cabinet has approved my legislation to provide maternity leave for Councillors 🎉
Looking forward to introducing it in the Oireachtas next week.
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At the launch of the
#JustTransition
funding today, a massive €27 million for 47 midlands projects along with €108 million for Bord na Mona peat restoration project. Historic government funding to assist our communities transition to low carbon
@FineGael
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It was great to sit down with my French counterpart in Paris, Secretary of State for European Affairs
@LaurenceBoone
France is our closest EU neighbour and a very important partner
@dfatirl
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I held my first engagement with the team at
@IDAIRELAND
as Minister for Enterprise this week.
Inward investment remains a key pillar of our economy and I am committed to highlighting the many elements that set Ireland apart when it comes to new FDI and business expansion.
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Hugely deserved!!
@rachaelblackmor
Sportsperson of the year! First female to win a championship race at Cheltenham, Leading jockey at Cheltenham & Grand National. All in the one year!
#rtesport
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A year on, same result! Incredible scene SF TD’s leave our National Parliament en masse before vote. Yet again weak on crime.
@FineGael
Only two Sinn Fein TD’s (Martin Kenny & Pa Daly) which is 20% of their allocation turned up to vote on the retention of our Special Criminal Court which proves SF are weak on crime. This court has convicted some of our most violent gangland criminals over the past five decades.
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An honour to visit
@naval_service
in Cork today to meet with members, thank them for their service to our country and engage on future collaboration on our marine regulatory regime
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Looking forward to updating the Seanad at 8pm tonight on my proposals for maternity leave for Councillors.
@SeeHerElected
@women4election
@DeptHousingIRL
@FineGael
@NWCI
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Today I signed the book of condolences for Private Seán Rooney at
@OireachtasNews
. We should never forget how much
@defenceforces
give up in the pursuit of peace and the preservation of democracy.
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I had a very productive meeting at the National Diet with the Japan Ireland Parliamentary Friendship League. Our strong bilateral trade continues to grow.
@IrishEmbJapan
@IrishEmbJapanEN
@IDAIRELAND
@Entirl
@Bordbia
#globalireland
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Exciting new expansion by
@lidl_ireland
in Mullingar! 80 - 100 new jobs, a distribution centre 9 times the size of the Aviva Stadium and all sustainable with solar energy. 1 billion a year going into 400 producers in Ireland.
@LeoVaradkar
@simoncoveney
@nealerichmond
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Very significant day in Government with the launch of
#HousingForAll
€20 billion for social, affordable, cost rental, activation measures and reform which will transform our housing output
@DeptHousingIRL
@FineGael
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Stop misleading people
@MichealMartinTD
You are very economical with the truth on
@RTERadio1
regarding the Rainy Day Fund, FACT was in
@FineGael
2016 manifesto P33
#recklessff
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We have a lot to do to make politics more accessible to women.
But maternity leave for Councillors is a start. My legislation to provide this was approved by the
@DeptHousingIRL
Committee today, and I'm hopeful it will pass and be in place by next week
@women4election
@NWCI
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Delighted to open a number of social housing developments in rural Leitrim this morning. Thanks to
@leitrimcoco
@FrankFeighan
for a warm welcome, despite the temperatures!
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Delighted to welcome
@EP_President
Roberta Metsola off the plane at Dublin airport this morning.
I know she is looking forward to a busy visit, including addressing a joint sitting of
@OireachtasNews
later today.
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Delighted to launch
@AgeFriendlyIrl
Technical Advisors this morning, a new initiative with each Local Authority appointing an employee to advise and implement housing for older people
@DeptHousingIRL
@meathcoco
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Homeward bound after a very busy week in Japan and South Korea
@DeptHousingIRL
@FineGael
@IrishEmbJapan
@IrishEmbKorea
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Delighted to announce €23 million in grants for disabled persons housing this morning, with every Local Authority receiving the full amount they requested.
These grants can make a huge difference, providing adaptions or extensions for people who need support to continue living
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At my first meeting of the General Affairs Council this morning in Brussels.
Looking forward to communicating Ireland’s views and positions on Russian sanctions, EU-UK relations and migration which are all issues on the agenda 🇪🇺🇮🇪
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Delighted to have
@BGriffinTD
launch the National Greenway Strategy in Moate today. Our Greenway network is a huge asset to the local economy
@westmeathcoco
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Was great to have an Tánaiste
@LeoVaradkar
on the ground in
#Mullingar
today visiting
@RoboticsDrives
who have further global expansion plans for the future
@FineGael
@Mgar_Chamber
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Best wishes to
@EndaKennyTD
for the future. He provided unstoppable optimism in very dark days for Ireland.
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I had a very productive day in Limerick yesterday in connection with new the Democratically Elected Mayor for Limerick.
The office will be the first of its kind in the history of the State. An exciting time and opportunity for the South West
#LimerickMayor
@DeptHousingIRL
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Delighted to present Brendan Kenny with a small token on behalf of
@DeptHousingIRL
on the eve of his retirement. Brendan has given almost 46 years to public service and will be sorely missed by all his colleagues in Custom House. Wishing him all the very best in his retirement.
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Well done Senator John Cummins on relaying the ongoing work in housing, commencements rapidly going in the right direction.
#cblive
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Delighted that a new bike rental scheme is being trialled in Westmeath!
#Mullingar
and
#Athlone
are the first regional towns to have such a scheme in place & 60 bikes will be available to rent straight from your smartphone for €1 an hour.
#ActiveTravel
@FineGael
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It was like a school reunion this morning getting my first vaccine! Great to see many going through. Huge effort by all in the vaccination centre. Well done to everyone!
#ForUsAll
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In what has been a very challenging year and as we face a very difficult start to 2021, the end is in sight. The final part of the journey is the hardest but we will get through it together. Thanks for your help, support, advice and interaction on social media in 2020!
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I spoke with the directly elected Mayor for Limerick implementation advisory group this afternoon. Everyone working hard to progress!
@FineGael
@HousingPress
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