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Election 2016

Fine Gael Candidate

Richard Bruton

Party

Fine Gael

Constituency

Dublin Bay North

Occupation

TD and Minister

Age

ELECTED

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.