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Galway Capital of Culture 2020   • 2016 was another record-breaking year with over 9.5 million visits to Ireland • There 9% VAT rate for the tourism and hospitality sector will be continued • Fine Gael is continuing to invest in the development of our Blueways, National Parks and Nature Show

Communities & Revitalising Rural Ireland     • After Fianna Fáil closed the Garda Training College in Templemore, Fine Gael reopened it in 2014 • 3,200 new Gardaí will be recruited over the next 4 years • New facility for Domestic Violence Refuge at Cope Galway, received €1.1 Show

Supporting Families Young & Old     • The Early Years Health and Wellbeing Plan 2016 – 2020 is a critical intervention to give children the best start in life which aims to provide a framework to enhance and support the health and well-being of children across the Show

Sláintecare Report on the Future of Healthcare     • The Dáil agreed to establish a Special Committee -- the Committee on the Future of Healthcare -- to achieve cross-party consensus on a single long-term vision for health care and the direction of health policy in Ireland, and Show

• Eircode ensures that it's faster for medical and emergency services to locate addresses. To find your Eircode: Click here  • All homes and businesses including 750,000 new individual premises, will be connected to broadband through the rollout of the National Broadband Plan. Check you are covered by Clicking Here Show

Sports Capital Grants     The Sports Capital Programme aims to foster an integrated and planned approach to developing sports and physical recreation facilities throughout the country. In particular, its objectives are to: • assist voluntary and community organizations, national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport, local authorities and Show