@9F5DHJH

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

9>9 Personal answerPro-choice

the Economy › Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Mental Health

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

9>9 Personal answerYes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

9>9 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the national minimum wage?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation

the Economy › Taxes

Should Ireland raise taxes on the rich?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Science › Mandatory Vaccinations

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but with exceptions for those whose religious beliefs forbid use of vaccines

Elections › Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

9>9 Personal answerNo, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead

the Environment › Animal Testing

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics

Elections › Mental competency testing

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test

the Economy › Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current social welfare benefits?

9>9 Personal answerMore, reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces, a working income

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

9>9 Personal answerNo, but we should ban immigrants from “high risk” countries

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

9>9 Personal answerYes, this system guarantees healthcare for everyone

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

9>9 Personal answerRemove taxes on corporations and tax shareholder dividends instead

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

9>9 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?

9>9 Personal answerYes, for most but not all drugs

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should social welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

9>9 Personal answerYes, test anyone receiving money from the government including employees and politicians

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

9>9 Personal answerYes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing

Healthcare › Safe Haven

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

9>9 Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue

the Economy › Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and increase taxes

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

9>9 Personal answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations

Immigration › Citizenship Test

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but it should only cover very basic and simple topics

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

9>9 Personal answerNo, recession is a natural cycle that purges excess

Elections › Campaign Finance

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Environment › Plastic Product Ban

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

9>9 Personal answerYes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalisation of Marijuana?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

Should immigrants to Ireland be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as there is no public subsidy

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

9>9 Personal answerIncrease, our economy relies on businesses hiring the highest skilled workers at the lowest cost

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

Should foreigners, currently residing in Ireland, have the right to vote?

9>9 Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

9>9 Personal answerNo, and we should be focusing more on improving public transportation

National Security › Foreign Assassination

Should Ireland assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

9>9 Personal answerNo, capture, interrogate, and imprison them instead

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Housing › Homeless Encampments

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

9>9 Personal answerNo

the Environment › Fracking

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

9>9 Personal answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses

Healthcare › Medical Consensus

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and the doctors should also lose their medical license

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should Ireland increase or decrease military spending?

9>9 Personal answerIncrease

the Economy › Offshore Banking

Should Irish citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

9>9 Personal answerNo, too many wealthy citizens are abusing loopholes in offshore banking laws to evade taxes

Crime › Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

9>9 Personal answerYes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

9>9 Personal answerYes

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis

the Economy › Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

9>9 Personal answerYes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

9>9 Personal answerYes, as long as the tax revenue will eventually exceed the tax incentives

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Irish flag?

9>9 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban

Should the government ban TikTok?

9>9 Personal answerYes, and we should do more to stop China from collecting data on our citizens

the Economy › Decentralised Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

9>9 Personal answerYes, but only if it’s truly decentralised and cannot be manipulated by any person, group, or government agency

@9F5DHJH

Answers

Topics

What is your stance on abortion?

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

Should the government raise the national minimum wage?

Should Ireland raise taxes on the rich?

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current social welfare benefits?

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?

Should social welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

Do you support a universal basic income program?

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Do you support the legalisation of Marijuana?

Should immigrants to Ireland be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

Should foreigners, currently residing in Ireland, have the right to vote?

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

Should Ireland assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Should Ireland increase or decrease military spending?

Should Irish citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

Should it be illegal to burn the Irish flag?

Should the government ban TikTok?

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

Themes

Topics

Candidates

Topics

Sort by

Ideologies

Popular conversations

Discussions

Voter guides

Data & analytics

Candidates

About