Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Social › Gay Marriage
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › European Union
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Social › Abortion
9>9 Personal answerPro-choice |
the Economy › Equal Pay
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Mental Health
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only increase funding for personalised care instead of subsidising pharmaceutical companies |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Military Neutrality
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Environmental Regulation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
Transportation › Public Transportation
9>9 Personal answerYes, and provide more free public transportation |
Domestic Policy › Government Surveillance
9>9 Personal answerNo, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
9>9 Personal answerYes, and make it a living wage |
the Economy › Social Housing
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Taxes
9>9 Personal answerNo, keep the current tax structure |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products |
Healthcare › NHS Healthcare System
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Education › Irish Language Curriculum
9>9 Personal answerYes, but focus more on the ability to speak and understand the language instead of analysing poems, stories, and phrases |
Domestic Policy › United Ireland
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Social › Death Penalty
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Social › Euthanasia
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice |
Foreign Policy › United States of Europe
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Education › Tuition Fees
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Social › Gender Transition
9>9 Personal answerNo, children should not be allowed to make irreversible life decisions |
Elections › Retirement Age of Politicians
9>9 Personal answerYes, they should have the same entitlements as the citizens they represent |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation
9>9 Personal answerLess, and provide more government funding |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
9>9 Personal answerNo, I do not believe in the death penalty |
the Environment › Animal Testing
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
9>9 Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
9>9 Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if the information was legally obtained |
Social › Hate Speech
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as it does not threaten violence |
Social › Women in Combat
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
9>9 Personal answerNo, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
9>9 Personal answerNo, this system is too expensive |
the Economy › Four-day Workweek
9>9 Personal answerYes, and require overtime pay for work over four days per week |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
9>9 Personal answerYes, for most but not all drugs |
Crime › Private Prisons
9>9 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
9>9 Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
Social › Transgender Athletes
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete |
the Economy › Welfare
9>9 Personal answerMore, but increase benefits for the elderly and disabled |
Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass
9>9 Personal answerNo, I think businesses should require vaccination but not by government mandate |
the Environment › Fox Hunting
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Inheritance Tax
9>9 Personal answerNo, reform so the tax rate is based on the wealth of the recipient rather than the deceased |
the Economy › Water Charges
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Bonus Cap
9>9 Personal answerNo, the bonuses should be regulated by the government to be kept reasonable |
Crime › Defunding the Police
9>9 Personal answerYes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Education › Niqāb
9>9 Personal answerYes, we should respect all cultural and religious traditions |
Healthcare › Marijuana
9>9 Personal answerYes, and legalise, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Foreign Policy › EU Army
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Social › Niqāb
9>9 Personal answerYes, we should respect all cultural traditions |
the Economy › Government Spending
9>9 Personal answerYes, but by drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials |
the Environment › Fracking
9>9 Personal answerYes, but increase oversight |
the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
9>9 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
9>9 Personal answerYes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
the Economy › Labor Unions
9>9 Personal answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
9>9 Personal answerYes, the government should intervene to boost a recovery |
Science › Nuclear Energy
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as there is no public subsidy |
Elections › Campaign Finance
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › EU Migrant Quota
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Backstop
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
9>9 Personal answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
Immigration › Immigrant Welfare Benefits
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as they are working and paying taxes |
Foreign Policy › European Union Countries
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Seanad Éireann Electoral System
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
9>9 Personal answerNo, most citizens couldn’t even pass a citizenship test |
the Environment › Genetically Modified Foods
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
9>9 Personal answerYes, but they should not be able to claim citizenship status of more than two nations |
National Security › Foreign Assassination
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Northern Ireland Power Sharing
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
9>9 Personal answerDecrease, companies are currently taking advantage of this program to decrease wages |
Elections › Seanad Éireann Referendum
9>9 Personal answerNo, but make it a body that is wholly elected by the people |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
9>9 Personal answerNo, we already have term limits that are called “elections” |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
9>9 Personal answerDecrease, and deny aid to countries that harbour or promote terrorism |
Immigration › High Risk Immigrant Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, however screening should be done prior to their arrival. |
Foreign Policy › European Commission
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Housing › Homeless Encampments
9>9 Personal answerYes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine |
Education › Free Tuition Fees Scheme
9>9 Personal answerYes, foreign students deserve the same education opportunities as citizens |
Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only provide humanitarian aid |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
9>9 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
9>9 Personal answerNo, too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes |
Elections › Voting Rights Abroad
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only for citizens living in Northern Ireland |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
9>9 Personal answerIncrease, however the funding should be used specifically for what Ireland needs to defend its shores & to fulfill UN peacekeeping, not power projection. |
Elections › Mental competency testing
9>9 Personal answerNo, mental competency is too subjective and the testing process could be abused |
Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict
9>9 Personal answerPalestine |
Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerYes, and all schools should require mandatory diversity training |
Crime › Free Legal Aid
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Elected Representatives
9>9 Personal answerNo, this would give too much political power to a small number of representatives |
Foreign Policy › Post Brexit UK
9>9 Personal answerYes, but at a higher cost financially |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
9>9 Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
Foreign Policy › Central EU Agency
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › EU Authoritarian Sanctions
9>9 Personal answerNo, however any money given to authoritarian governments needs to be monitored & reviewed. |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerNo |
Social › Employee Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerYes, and all companies should require mandatory diversity training |
Social › Student Diversity Training
9>9 Personal answerYes, and all schools should require mandatory diversity training |
Healthcare › Medical Consensus
9>9 Personal answerNo, but the doctors should be required to disclose that the advice contradicts contemporary scientific consensus |
Domestic Policy › Gambling
9>9 Personal answerNo, however we should increase funding for addiction treatment |
the Economy › Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
9>9 Personal answerYes, but more priority should be given to food safety and environmental protection |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
9>9 Personal answerNo, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so |
Domestic Policy › Dáil Participation
9>9 Personal answerYes, however only for issues which require North and South co-operation |
the Economy › Decentralised Finance
9>9 Personal answerNo, and I don’t understand the concept of decentralised finance |
Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban
9>9 Personal answerNo, but there should be more age restrictions on social media apps |
the Environment › EV Subsidies
9>9 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran
9>9 Personal answerYes |
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