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The new politics – Op-ed for Sunday Business Post

19th August, 2016

estimation of Brendan Howlin does not rise. My predecessor led this department at a time of national crisis. Decisions were so tough. Spending was......

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Public sector pay – Op-ed Sunday Independent

1st July, 2016

  This week I made the important decision to allow for the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest legislation – known as FEMPI......

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Newcastle Journal op-ed: Why the EU is stronger with UK in it

9th June, 2016

Arriving in Newcastle today will bring many a fond memory back for me. That’s because before I entered Irish politics, I spent a very......

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Week’s events; Dine in Dublin, Northside Dublin Attractions, new fleet for Bus Eireann & a fitter Ireland

17th January, 2016

As the economy continues to grow there are more demands on some of our services. Public transport is one of them. This week I launched......

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Road deaths op-ed – Irish Independent

22nd December, 2015

Today I will be publishing a provisional review of road fatalities for 2015 with An Garda Síochána and the RSA. At the time of......

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