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Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?
Yes, also have psychologists full time in every school and focus on well-being rather than prescriptions pushed by big pharma.
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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?
Yes, but the acts shouldn't be visible from the street, clinics should not display their purpose on their front, and the clinics should be inconspicuous to look…
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Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails?
No, unless they have a court order and limited to individual persons suspected of a crime.
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Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?
Yes, but it should be highly regulated and banned from public streets.
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Should the Irish language remain a compulsory subject on the national curriculum?
Yes, and there should be an all irish speaking gaeltacht school alternative in all 32 counties.
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Should the UK abolish university tuition fees?
No, but interest should be frozen. Banks should only provide loans to students in high pay academic areas based on typical salary and possibility for growth, i.…
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Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?
Yes, but only opt in. Especially during defensive war. They should be low priority for front line. For strategic reasons the side with the most women will be di…
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Should the European Commission be dismantled?
Yes, the whole thing should union should be destroyed and replaced with an agreement to cooperate on trade by consenting countries which have populist governmen…
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Should the EU sanction member countries with authoritarian governments?
No. Unless if they intentionally violate negative human rights.
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Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?
Yes,. Any company allowed to operate within the Republic of Ireland should be told to leave if they are foreign or broken up into their subsidiaries if they are…
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Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?
More, and deny benefits to immigrants.
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Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
Corporate intensives should be abolished and the companies should be forced to pay everything they owe and restricted, if possible, from their moving money off-…
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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
No, the national minimum wage should be abolished to cater to low skill workers who are being overlooked for jobs.
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Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?
Only if they are a prosecuted for advancing Irish populism and they should be pardoned.
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Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?
Yes, but only prisons housing violent criminals.
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Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?
Yes, but only if they are repeat offenders and the amount trafficked is substantial enough.
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Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?
Irish nationals should be given first preference in all positions and pumped out of schools based on market demand. Fewer immigrants should be brought in but a…
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Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?
Any immigrant who enters the country should have to spend decades learning about the Irish and their country before they can gain citizenship. Partial citizensh…
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Should immigrants be required to learn English?
They should have to learn English for international business reasons but Irish and Irish history should be mandatory.
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Should immigrants be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?
Partially, but not with complete citizenship status.
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Should the EU impose a quota of migrants per country?
No, Ireland should retain sovereignty over it's own immigration laws and introduce a points based system with deportations for law breakers, illegals even those…
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Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?
No, not enough research has been done.
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Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?
Any company allowed to operate within the Republic of Ireland should be told to leave if they are foreign or broken up into their subsidiaries if they are domes…
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Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?
Yes, but only to protect Irish jobs and in the case where slave labour is involved.
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Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
Corporate intensives should be abolished and the companies should be forced to pay everything they owe and restricted, if possible, from moving money off-shore.
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Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?
Yes, but for individuals and small businesses only. Banks, and corporations and billionaires should be left to fend for themselves.
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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
No, the national minimum wage should be abolished to cater to low skill workers who are being overlooked.
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Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
Yes, if they work the same hours, contribute the same amount, work full time, etc. Otherwise, positive discrimination is unfair.
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Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?
Yes, but any publicly subsidised bonuses should be abolished.
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Should citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?
Yes, for individuals but highly discouraged but corporations and businesses should be prohibited from engaging in such practices.
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Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Help, but only private unions involved in collective bargaining.
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Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
No, only if they have a violent drug related criminal record or have engaged in the illegal trafficking and/or distribution of drugs.
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Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
Yes, but also decrease the number of representatives and devolve powers to the counties for a more efficient and effective allocation of resources.
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Should the government ban gambling?
No, education on understanding and combating addiction should be considered for schools.
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Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?
No but social media should display fact checking from popular fact checkers from left, right, and independent bodies.
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Should the Seanad be a wholly elected body?
Voting rights should be extended to all colleges not through referendum for better representation.
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Should the power-sharing provincial government be restored in Northern Ireland?
Yes, but only in order to maintain peace in the short term. Attempts should be make to promote peaceful unification with dual citizenship and recognition of the…
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Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?
Yes, but only if it does not damage national security or expose personal information of government officials or private citizens.
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Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails?
Yes, but only by court order and limited to individual persons suspected of a crime.
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Should social media companies ban political advertising?
No, but there should be fact checkers from the right, left, and neutral leanings.
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Should the number of countries in the European Union be reduced to 15?
No, it should be dismantled.
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Should the European Commission be dismantled?
Yes, the whole thing should union should be destroyed and replaced with an agreement to cooperate by consenting countries which have populist governments.
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Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?
No, but neutral inward attitudes should be encouraged.
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Should the UK withdraw from the European Union?
No, the EU will soon crumble on it's own. EU protectionism and example creating would destroy us if we tried to leave. We should go the way of Hungary, Poland,…
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Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?
Yes, but around two to four years broken up into segments. It should be basic defense and optional full combat ready for women.
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Should Ireland end its traditional policy of military neutrality?
No, and we should stop providing foreign military re-fueling for war at airports.
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Should the number of elected representatives be reduced?
Not knowledgeable on the issue but representatives should be relative to the population size by county, (e.g. per 100,000).
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Should the Seanad be abolished? Two constitutional referendums were held simultaneously in Ireland on 4 October 2013. The Thirty-second Amendment of the Constit…
No, but it should be reformed. Abolition would damage the separation of powers and provide more power to the Dáil.
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Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?
Yes, but limit the amount they can donate and ban foreign donations.
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Should politicians be required to wait until the age of 65 to receive a pension?
Yes, but with an upper limit of publicly subsidised pensions.
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Should Irish citizens, living abroad and in Northern Ireland, have the right to vote in presidential elections?
Only those born in the Republic of Ireland.
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Should the Irish language remain a compulsory subject on the national curriculum?
There should be an all irish speaking gaeltacht school alternative in all 32 counties.
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Do you support the practice of hunting foxes with dogs?
Yes, but regulated to promote healthy population sizes.
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Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?
Yes, but only opt in. Especially during war. They should be low priority for front line. For strategic reasons the side with the most women will be disadvantage…
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Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?
Only on private property.
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Do you support the death penalty? The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the dea…
Yes, for extreme violent crimes and high treason.
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Should the UK abolish university tuition fees?
No. Interest should be frozen. Banks should only provide loans to students in high pay areas based on typical salary and possibility for growth, i.e. science, m…
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Should the EU sanction member countries with authoritarian governments?
Only if they intentionally violate negative human rights.
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Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?
Only if they are a prosecuted for advancing Irish populism.