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Varadkar in Mullingar to open Longford-Westmeath TD Peter Burke's constituency office

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Varadkar in Mullingar to open Longford-Westmeath TD Peter Burke's constituency office

The Social Protection Minister's presence in the Co Westmeath town is the latest in a series of recent visits to the constituency as Mr Varadkar looks to succeed Enda Kenny as party leader. Both he and leadership rival Simon Coveney held the last, ...

29 May 2017 at 19:06

Longford/Westmeath TD Peter Burke backing Leo Varadkar in Fine Gael leadership race

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Longford/Westmeath TD Peter Burke backing Leo Varadkar in Fine Gael leadership race

Deputy Burke revealed today, "After detailed consideration, I have chosen to support Minister Leo Varadkar as the next leader of Fine Gael. I have made this decision after consultation with my constituents, Fine Gael members and drawing on my ...

18 May 2017 at 14:50

Longford / Westmeath TD Peter Burke highly critical of ‘opportunistic and populist’ Fianna Fáil

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Longford / Westmeath TD Peter Burke highly critical of ‘opportunistic and populist’ Fianna Fáil

Welcoming the increases from March to all those in receipt social welfare payments, Deputy Burke said he is happy that his party held firm against the Fianna Fáil calls to only increase payments to pensioners from January. He explained, “The ...

14 Oct 2016 at 10:51

Longford/Westmeath TD Peter Burke says people are being priced out of highly dysfunctional motor insurance market

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Longford/Westmeath TD Peter Burke says people are being priced out of highly dysfunctional motor insurance market

The Oireachtas Finance Committee, which Burke sits on, was tasked with carrying out an in-depth report into the recent surge in the cost of insurance which is causing huge problems for drivers across the country. The report has found that ...

25 Nov 2016 at 11:08

Longford receives €4m ANC funding

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Longford receives €4m ANC funding

The funding was announced by The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, and is set to benefit 75,000 farmers across the nation with total funding exceeding €170 million. Deputy Peter Burke said: ...

17 Oct 2017 at 11:00

Longford/Westmeath TD Peter Burke hits out at 'beyond delusional' Fianna Fáil claims on IMF repayments

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Longford/Westmeath TD Peter Burke hits out at 'beyond delusional' Fianna Fáil claims on IMF repayments

Claims by a Fianna Fáil TD that he was in some way responsible for the economic plan to repay early, the full outstanding IMF debt, are beyond delusional, Fine Gael Deputy Peter Burke said. According to ...

09 Sept 2017 at 20:00

Longford farmers to reap benefits from proposed changes to Fair Deal Scheme – Deputy Peter Burke

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Longford farmers to reap benefits from proposed changes to Fair Deal Scheme – Deputy Peter Burke

Longford farm families are set to save thousands of euro in nursing home fees under a new proposal that would protect their assets. That’s according to Peter Burke, Longford Westmeath Fine Gael TD and ...

29 Sept 2017 at 17:47

New telephone allowance in Budget 2018 will assist the community

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New telephone allowance in Budget 2018 will assist the community

The previous allowance was initially scrapped in 2014 due to budget constraints, but next year's budget reversal will benefit sections of the community who need it most. “The budget announcement by the Minister for ...

13 Oct 2017 at 16:04

Longford Westmeath TD Peter Burke raises N4 upgrade in Dáil

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Longford Westmeath TD Peter Burke raises N4 upgrade in Dáil

Deputy Peter Burke, Fine Gael TD for Longford Westmeath last week secured a debate with Transport Minister Shane Ross regarding the extension of the N4 to cover Longford. He said that the ...

16 May 2017 at 12:45

Burke urges Longford clubs to attend Athlone Sports Capital information evening

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Burke urges Longford clubs to attend Athlone Sports Capital information evening

The event is scheduled for next Tuesday, February 7 from 7-9pm and, according to Mr Burke, it's an occasion that promises plenty. He said he has already spoken at length with Minister of State Patrick ...

31 Jan 2017 at 14:56

Longford set for €83k CLÁR funding windfall

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Longford set for €83k CLÁR funding windfall

Longford Westmeath TD Peter Burke made the announcement just after lunchtime following confirmation of the investment from Minister for Rural and Regional Economic Development ...

30 May 2017 at 16:09

Longford/Westmeath TD says Budget 2018 is "fair and prudent"

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Longford/Westmeath TD says Budget 2018 is "fair and prudent"

Mr Burke, who is appearing on the RTE budget coverage and analysis today, said that the days of big announcement a la Charlie McCreevey and decentralisation were long gone.   Instead Fine ...

10 Oct 2017 at 14:54

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