Averil Power is a Fianna Fáil candidate for Dublin North-East. This is Power's first general election campaign. In the June 2009 local elections, she challenged for a seat on Dublin City Council but was eliminated on the nineth count. Power has worked as a policy adviser in the Departments of Education and Science, Social and Family Affairs, and Tourism.

Policies

• Protection of current jobs and creation of new ones by reducing costs for business
• Reform of the health system
• Political reform- strengthening of local government and restructuring of Dáil sitting hours

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