Incoming Irish Premier Sees Housing, Migration as Priorities
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Tents belonging to asylum seekers outside the International Protection Office in Dublin, Ireland, on March 28.
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Ireland’s incoming Prime Minister Simon Harris gave his first speech as leader of the Fine Gael party, outlining priorities for the government ahead of his nomination as prime minister next week.
Harris, who was voted in as leader of his party two weeks ago after prime minister Leo Varadkar resigned suddenly, pledged in a televised address on Saturday that the government will focus on issues ranging from ensuring continued economic growth to tackling the country’s housing crisis, migration, climate change and the conflict in the Middle East.