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Should the EU sanction member countries with authoritarian governments?
No, unless the elections were rigged. It should instead investigate why this is happening and work to remedy the causes.
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Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?
No, not in the military but in an alternative scheme that focuses on personal development, skills building, mental health interventions, widening horizons and c…
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Should the free tuition fees scheme be available to foreign students?
No, people who haven't contributed to the country should not be allowed to become parasites on the contributions of the citizen's taxes.
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Should elected Members of Parliament in Northern Ireland be able to sit and participate in the Dáil?
Yes, but only if referendums held on both Northern Ireland and the Republic agree
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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
Yes, but a higher minimum wage alone is meaningless as long as cost of living remains extraordinarily high. Affordable housing and competition in insurance and…
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Should citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?
No, but reforms should be made to make investment easier within Ireland.
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Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?
No, but a higher cap should be implemented.
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Should funding for social housing be increased?
Yes, and its scope should be widened to society as a whole instead of just the most deprived.
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Should water charges be abolished? Domestic water charges were introduced in 2015 for Irish homes that are connected to a public water supply or to public waste…
No, but water should not be privatised and there should be clear targets for improvements. Failure to meet these targets should result in a full refund of charg…
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Do you support the use of genetically engineered crops and foods?
Yes, but there should be a limit on patents and a very pragmatic approach to how seeds are used.
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Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?
No, most people don't have access to composting and there is poor public awareness of how to recycle in addition to poor public provision of recycling bins. Fix…
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Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?
Yes, but allow private insurance for luxury extras only rather than better, quicker healthcare.
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Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?
No, the government should re-examine it's public health messaging and make successful appeals by addressing the concerns of the unvaccinated, however unscientif…
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Do you support the legalisation of Marijuana?
No, major efforts should be made to reduce the public's reliance on drugs and alcohol across the board instead of normalising more of it. Marijuana is still an…
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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?
No, but high crime clusters should automatically trigger social service intervention and regeneration efforts by the government.
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Should repeat offenders be entitled to free legal aid?
Yes, but intensive inpatient mental health treatment with social service support should be compulsory after the second crime. Sentencing should increase with ea…
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Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?
No, and I don't believe adoption should be legal for anyone given the exploitation it's based upon both domestically and internationally