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		<title>Page 1 LocaL Strength National Recovery Fine Gael’s Local Election Manifesto 2009</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/05/21/page-1-local-strength-national-recovery-fine-gael%e2%80%99s-local-election-manifesto-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fine Gael’s Local Election Manifesto
2009
Local Strength, National Recovery 
Message from Enda Kenny TD 
1.
Creating Jobs – Getting Ireland Back to Work
2.
Protecting Small and Medium Businesses
3.
Reforming Local Government – Business &#038; Employment
4.
Fixing the Banks
5.
Better Planning
6.
Climate Change
7.
Reducing Waste – Improving Water
8.
Creating a Fair Care Health System
9.
Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour
10.
Supporting Communities
11.
Improving our Universities
12.
Improving our Schools
13.
Transport
14.
Developing Agriculture
Guaranteed Change
Fine Gael believes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FG Local Govt Plan will drive job creation and abolish quangos</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 19:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ FG Local Govt Plan will drive job creation and abolish quangos
Abolish/merge 95 quangos + freeze rates for 5 years
Fine  Gael Environment Spokesman Phil Hogan TD has  set out his  Party’s  plans  to  reform  Local  Government:  ‘Power to the People –
Bringing Local Government Back to the People’. This latest Fine Gael policy is another ambitious plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Minister  must spell out what EU meeting on dairy sector achieved</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/03/13/agriculture-minister-must-spell-out-what-eu-meeting-on-dairy-sector-achieved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agriculture  Minister  must spell out what EU meeting on dairy sector achieved 
Fine Gael Agriculture Spokesperson, Michael Creed TD,  said the use of unspent CAP funds would not be enough to tackle Ireland’s dairy crisis and the Agriculture Minister must spell out what he actually achieved in his discussions with Commissioner Fischer Boel.
“Minister Smith has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FG secures crucial measures for ports and harbours across Ireland</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FG secures crucial measures for ports and harbours across Ireland
Senator Donohoe improves flawed Govt Bill
Fine Gael has secured crucial changes to new laws on ports and harbours in the Seanad  which will ensure that local interests are taken into account in future plans for the facilities. The Party’s Seanad Transport Spokesman, Senator Paschal Donohoe has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fine Gael Proposals for Oireachtas Reform</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/03/12/fine-gael-proposals-for-oireachtas-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fine Gael Proposals for 
 

Oireachtas Reform 
 
 
March 2009
 
 
1.      The Executive 
 

Reduce the number of Junior Ministers to 12.
Increase the accountability channels for Ministers to the Dáil.
Reduce ministerial staff associated with constituency matters to 2. 

 
2.      Civil Service
 

Cut and cap pay and conditions of senior management in Civil Service.  
No special payments to be made to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed minister cuts</title>
		<link>http://deirdreforde.ie/2009/03/12/cut-8-junior-ministers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I welcome Fine Gaels proposals for amended Radical Overhaul of the Dail and the Seanad. The public perception of the two houses is that they are top heavy and that there is a urgent need for streamlining to reduce costs while increasing productivity and effectiveness. The Seanad is seen to be remote from the people [...]]]></description>
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