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Simon Harris
@simonharris· Fine Gael· Aug 18, 2026

That's why the Government is determined to increase housing supply while continuing to back practical supports like help to buy that make a real difference to people’s lives.

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Simon Harris
@simonharris· Fine Gael· Aug 18, 2026

We know that there is still so much more to do in relation to housing.

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Simon Harris
@simonharris· Fine Gael· Aug 18, 2026

For so many families, it has made the difference between continuing to rent and getting the keys to their own home.

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Simon Harris
@simonharris· Fine Gael· Aug 18, 2026

For thousands of first-time buyers, this is a scheme that has helped to bridge the gap to home ownership by making it easier to secure the deposit required to buy or build.

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Simon Harris
@simonharris· Fine Gael· Aug 18, 2026

These latest figures show that almost 49,000 households have now been supported through help to buy.

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Simon Harris
@simonharris· Fine Gael· Aug 18, 2026

Owning a home remains one of the biggest ambitions for many individuals and families. Our job is to make that ambition a reality.

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Martin Heydon
@martinheydon· Fine Gael· Aug 18, 2026

Many farm organisations also called for flexibilities on a range of measures, which will be kept under review.

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Martin Heydon
@martinheydon· Fine Gael· Aug 18, 2026

The call from farm organisations for additional supports will be considered when the full picture is available and in the context of Budget 2027.

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Martin Heydon
@martinheydon· Fine Gael· Aug 18, 2026

The current situation is adding costs on affected farms and I would encourage farmers to engage with their banks, merchants and coops on any cash flow concerns.

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Martin Lidegaard
@martinlidegaard· Danish Social Liberal Party· Aug 18, 2026

Man vil gerne internere og deportere tusindvis af medborgere, bare fordi de har en anden tro eller har en anden hudfarve end de fleste af os

one wants to intern and deport thousands of fellow citizens just because they have a different faith or a different skin color than most of us

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Inger Støjberg
@ingerstjberg· Denmark Democrats - Inger Støjberg· Aug 18, 2026

Ja, det synes jeg sådan set, at de skal. Men vi kan lige så godt være ærlige om, at det er ikke engelsk, der er problematikken. Det er arabisk.

Yes, I think they should. But let's be honest, it's not English that's the issue. It's Arabic.

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Inger Støjberg
@ingerstjberg· Denmark Democrats - Inger Støjberg· Aug 18, 2026

Jeg kan slet ikke se, hvorfor man skulle tale andet end dansk, når man går på en ungdomsuddannelse.

I can't see why one should speak anything other than Danish when attending a youth education.

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Inger Støjberg
@ingerstjberg· Denmark Democrats - Inger Støjberg· Aug 18, 2026

Det synes jeg er helt naturligt. Hvis man går på en dansk uddannelse, hvorfor i alverden skulle man så rende rundt at tale arabisk?

I think it's completely natural. If you are in a Danish education, why on earth would you walk around speaking Arabic?

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Jim O'Callaghan
@jimocallaghan· Fianna Fáil· Aug 18, 2026

The payments were not intended to be compensation for injuries, rather for the delays in providing justice.

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Joe Fagan
@joefagan· Scottish Labour· Aug 18, 2026

Scottish Labour has to change more than the faces at the top.

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Michael Marra
@michaelmarra· Scottish Labour· Aug 18, 2026

The next leader has to renew the party and rediscover its moral purpose.

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Gillian Mackay
@gillianmackay· Scottish Green Party· Aug 18, 2026

It's no wonder that they have just achieved their worst election result to date at a time when more people than ever before are looking to the Scottish Greens and our progressive vision for a fairer, greener Scotland.

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Gillian Mackay
@gillianmackay· Scottish Green Party· Aug 18, 2026

The lack of support from Labour MPs and MSPs makes clear that anyone who opposes new oil and gas drilling, stands up for Scotland’s right to decide our own future, or dares to challenge the party establishment is not welcome in Labour.

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