Housing, immigration and the cost of living are the issues most regularly being raised, candidates say
Local elections 2024: Candidates in Westmeath County Council say housing, immigration and the cost of living are the issues most regularly being raised by voters.
Candidates say housing, immigration and the cost of living are the issues most regularly being raised. Rural services, wind farm developments and red tape in the agricultural sector have also been talking points in the predominantly rural electoral areas of Moate and Kinnegad. Three candidates involved in organising protests outsideis expected to make gains after drawing a blank here in 2019.
Fianna Fáil is expecting to hold its seats rather than make gains, while Fine Gael could potentially win an additional seat in the Mullingar six-seater, where the recently appointed Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke is based.The retirement of three councillors in the Kinnegad area, where 16 candidates are running for five seats, has left a vacuum to fill.
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