Who Is Willie Penrose? Willie Penrose Is a Native of Ballynacargy, and the Eldest of a Family of 10
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PENROSE ELECTIONN NEWS.qxd 5/4/07 11:32 Page 1 “The Peoples’ Vote 1 Champion” Penrose, Willie A proven worker – with a proud track record. “The Peoples’ Champion” Who is Willie Penrose? Willie Penrose is a native of Ballynacargy, and the eldest of a family of 10. He was educated at Ballynacargy National School, St. Mary’s C.B.S. Mullingar, Multyfarnham Agricultural College, U.C.D. and Kings Inns, Dublin, where he studied to become a Barrister-at- Law. He is married to Anne Fitzsimons, and they have three daughters, Aisling, Niamh and Deirdre. He is a member of Ballynacargy G.A.A. Club, Cullion Hurling Club, the Royal Canal Amenity Group, and is a Director of Ballynacargy Community Childcare Services Limited and member of Westmeath County Childcare Committee Limited. Willie commenced his political involvement as branch secretary of his local Ballynacargy Branch at the tender age of 13 years. He became a member of Westmeath County Council in 1984 and remained a member of that body until the ending of the dual mandate in 2003. He was first elected to the Dáil in November 1992, and was re-elected in 1997 and 2002. At national level he has served as a powerful advocate of the cause of Willie has a strong track record of the need for rural people to be permitted to member of the Joint Committee on carers, and was the driving force commitment, hard work and dedication to the live and work in rural areas so as to sustain concerns of all constituents and is known as a these communities, and he has been widely Agriculture, Food and Rural behind the Report of the Joint politician who really cares. He cares recognised as a fearless advocate on rural Development, and was Labour Party Oireachtas Committee on the passionately about our inadequate health issues. If re-elected, he pledges to devote all Spokesperson on Agriculture and position of full-time carers, which services, the necessity to put in place proper his energies working for these and other Food for 9 years. He is currently the has seen a number of childcare facilities, the need for a issues of concern to you the voters. comprehensive public transport system, and Chairperson of the Labour recommendations which Penrose the need to provide adequate policing. Parliamentary Party and of the Joint proposed being implemented Willie has been always to the fore in being a Vote Willie Penrose No. 1 Oireachtas Committee on Social and recently. strong voice for rural people, highlighting The Peoples’ Champion Family Affairs, where he has been a issues of isolation, inadequate transport and Labour as a Party stands for: ● The provision of adequate resources and supports for our ● End the two-tier access to essential care. mental health services. ● Free G.P. services for all children under 5 years of age. ● Recognition of the importance of the work of carers in our ● The strengthening of support for people with disabilities. ● A more efficient delivery of health services bringing quality community. care. ● A country where all of our people can benefit from the Labour in Government is committed to: prosperity of recent years. ● An improvement in the quality of life of hardworking ✔ Cutting the standard rate of tax from 20% to 18% people. within 2 years. ● A truly universal education system that puts no age limit ✔ Provide more hospital beds in clean hospitals. on learning ✔ Ensure pre-school education for all our children. ● Social protection for the disadvantaged. ✔ Provide more Gardaí on the beat in neighbourhoods. ● Justice and equality in the tax system. ✔ Abolish the means test for carers. ● The protection and enhancement of the environment. ✔ Enable more people to begin to buy a home. ● The effective and efficient management of our economy, so that we can do better with the opportunities that the economic success earned by us all can bring. A Better Health Service for all: ● A much greater role for women in public life. ● Completion of Phase 2B of the Longford/Westmeath ● Labour is the Party of communities, of people who work General Hospital at Mullingar, which has been held up for hard and hope for some of the comforts and dignity that more than 10 years by this government. hard work should bring. ● An increase in health spending – provide 2,300 extra beds in the hospital system. PENROSE ELECTIONN NEWS.qxd 5/4/07 11:32 Page 2 Public Transport More Gardai ● A public transport system that works with ● More Gardaí to deal with crime and anti- the provision of efficient modern buses social behaviour. We need more Gardaí and trains. In particular, if re-elected, I visible in communities they know, serving pledge to work for the opening of the people they know. Hard working families Mullingar-Athlone rail link, and the are entitled to reside in peaceful, law- reopening of small stations along the abiding communities. Labour will treble main rail line such as Thomastown, the number of Community Garda from Killucan. 500 to 1,500 by 2010. A new deal for Carers The Labour Party, if eleccted as part of the next Government, is committed to abolishing the means test of Carers Allowance payment over the lifetime of any such government. Further, the Labour Party is committed to the development of a comprehensive Carers Strategy, and to recognising the important “More Gardaí to deal with role Carers play in our society. crime and anti-social Labour will develop a consistent and behaviour comprehensive system of needs assessment. ” Recognise the central role of Rural Development Irish life is changing rapidly and Ireland’s rural Willie Penrose’s priorities for rural development include: population is becoming more diverse in terms of ● Changing the focus of agriculture from being production to economic interests and expectations. The Labour market led. Party believes that a new approach and vision is ● Supporting policies to ensure rural regeneration and required to respond to the needs of a changing sustainability. rural society, which has been outlined in a ● Reform and simplify the current bureaucratic and comprehensive document prepared by Mary oppressive inspection regimes for farmers as part of the Upton TD, as Labour’s Spokesperson on cross compliance programme. Agriculture and Rural Development entitled ‘A ● Review the appeals system and the working of the quality future for rural Ireland – Labour’s 21 Agriculture Appeals Office. ● point plan’. As long as we continue to focus on Continue assistance to farming families. ● constantly improving the quality of Irish Ensure that consumers are fully aware of the precise origin of the food they eat, by insisting on a reform of the agricultural produce, Irish farmers, whether they labelling and traceability system, so that people have the farm part or full time, will have a quality future opportunity to make an informed choice when they ahead. purchase food products. ● Work to achieve a more comprehensive social insurance Willie Penrose is recognised throughout the country for his coverage for ‘farm spouses’, and to this end, establish a expertise in agriculture, and he has written an excellent review group to consider the feasibility of achieving this award-winning book ‘Agricultural Law In Ireland’. objective. Your Labour Team in Willie Penrose TD Ballintue, Longford and Ballynacargy, Co. Westmeath. Vote Westmeath email: [email protected] Tel: 044 93 73264 1 Penrose, Willie The Peoples’ Champion Cllr. Sean Howard Cllr. Mark Nugent Cllr. Susan Murray Cllr. Dan McCarthy Cllr Pat Collins Carragh, Granard Carrick, Dalystown, Mullingar Martinstown, Crookedwood Gaulmoylestown, Mullingar 67 Lynn Heights, Mullingar Tel: 043 86071 Tel: 044 92 23341 Tel: 087 2035730 Tel: 044 93 72131 Tel: 044 93 43579 Cllr. Detty Cornally Cllr. Johnnie Penrose Cllr. Michael Dollard PC Cllr. Ray Lennon 4 Woodlands Avenue, Mullingar Ballintue, Ballynacargy 15 Beechgrove, Mullingar. Connaught Street, Athlone Tel: 044 93 42483 Tel: 044 93 73398 Tel: 044 93 42105l Tel: 090 64 92263.