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General Election 2016

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Election Results
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Back to Dublin Bay North Candidates
A candidate for Fine Gael. View party
ELECTED
Richard Bruton
Party
Fine Gael
Constituency
Dublin Bay North
Occupation
TD and Minister
Age
62
Biography

He was first elected to the Dáil in 1982 and has been a sitting TD since. The current Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, he was Minister for Enterprise and Employment in the past and was deputy leader of Fine Gael from 2002 to 2010.

Question time
Why should someone vote for you (in 140 characters or fewer)?

I've helped deliver our central pledge to get 100,000 people back to work. About 136,000 extra jobs have been created since we launched our Action Plan for Jobs.

What is your number one priority for your constituency?

Jobs. Every job is not just a life back on track but money back into the community. It is also job creation that allows us to improve services and cut taxes.

What one thing would you like to do in your first 100 days of the new Dáil if you are elected?

Form a stable government that can sustain the economic recovery.

connect with Richard Bruton
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