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General Election 2016

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Election Results
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Back to Kildare North Candidates
A candidate for Fianna Fáil. View party
ELECTED
Frank O'Rourke
Party
Fianna Fáil
Constituency
Kildare North
Occupation
Councillor and head of operations
Biography

First elected onto Kildare County Council in 2011, he was re-elected in 2014. He is head of operations at Irish Tar and Bitumen Suppliers and was Fianna Fáil director of elections for Kildare North in 2007.

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

I understand the key issues that affect my constituents and as a working PAYE husband and father with a mortgage, I have the ability to represent them and I stand for fairness and equality.

What is your number one priority for your constituency?

Providing resources for Special Needs Supports is my number one priority for my constituency of Kildare North.

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

Help introduce a fair budget, and secure solutions for the housing and homeless crisis.

connect with Frank O'Rourke
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