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Taoiseach says party to discuss supporting families, protecting jobs and investing in infrastructure during Co Offaly gathering
Taoiseach says party to discuss supporting families, protecting jobs and investing in infrastructure during Co Offaly gathering Taoiseach Michael Martin: 'We are focused on reducing income tax, the cost of childcare and the cost of disability.
' Photograph: Niall Carson/PA WireThe event will take place under the theme of Supporting People, Protecting Jobs, Improving Infrastructure. “I am looking forward to our party think-in so that our parliamentary party members can examine our political priorities for the next Dáil term,” Martin said in a statement in advance of the two-day meeting at the Tullamore Court Hotel.
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“We will retain relentless focus on investment and the delivery of critical infrastructure and housing. “We are focused on reducing income tax, the cost of childcare and the cost of disability while at the same time safeguarding our future by investing in our Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund.
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