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Wednesday, 5 February 2020 15:15

She say she's committed to building sustainable jobs and communities.

A Kildare South election candidate wants to create sustainable jobs by having the whole area designated as a Green Tech Hub.

Fiona McLoughlin Healy says a clean tech industry would create a huge number of opportunities, as well as tackling issues surrounding climate change.

She also believes the measure would significantly decrease the number of people commuting out of the county on a daily basis.

The independent candidate says her aim is to build sustainable communities:

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