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Election 2020: Heath, housing and biodiversity on the agenda today

With exactly 20 days left until polling in the general election, health is on the agenda for the ...
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06.55 20 Jan 2020


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Election 2020: Heath, housing and biodiversity on the agenda today

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06.55 20 Jan 2020


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With exactly 20 days left until polling in the general election, health is on the agenda for the two largest parties.

It comes as the first full week of campaigning begins today.

The weekend's shock opinion poll has put all the parties - but particularly Fine Gael - under a bit more pressure as this week of campaigning begins.

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The Sunday Times/Behaviour and Attitudes survey of 923 people was carried out between the 2nd and 14th of January.

It showed Fianna Fáil 12 points clear of Fine Gael - and Sinn Féin just a point behind Leo Varadkar's party.

The Fine Gael campaign team hopes to get back on track today, with a focus on helping families through education and health initiatives.

Fianna Fáil will also outline its own health policies this afternoon, while Sinn Féin plans to publish its policies on housing.

People Before Profit also focus on housing with a protest outside a co-living development in Dun Laoghaire.

Labour's press briefing today will focus on ending inequality for women in the workplace.

The Social Democrats, meanwhile, will focus on biodiversity on Day 6 of the campaign, while Aontú holds the party's formal launch for its first-ever general election campaign.

Reporting by Sean Defoe
Main image: Pictured is Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin as he spoke to the media yesterday. Photo: Leah Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

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