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disagreed…
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Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
Yes
Further penalising often marginalised people with addictions is not the solution to the drug epidemic, probably increase the likelihood of these individuals com…
@9G7FZP6
agreed…
2yrs
2Y
Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
No
If someone is spending welfare money on drugs they are likely struggling with addiction which needs a more health orientated intervention than a penal one. Push…
@9G7FZP6
disagreed…
2yrs
2Y
Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?
More, but increase benefits for the elderly and disabled
We should do all we can to support the most vulnerable in our society. These groups of people have very little opportunity to make money elsewhere and many stru…
@9G7FZP6
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?
Neither, the emphasise should be what is in the best interest of the child not the sexual orientation of parents. I would probably say though in most instances…
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@9G7FZP6
agreed…
2yrs
2Y
Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?
Yes
Court delays and backlog, how many with personal use drug possession? Overcrowded prisons, how many on charges for personal use drug possession? Garda vetting c…
@9G7FZP6
agreed…
2yrs
2Y
Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?
Yes
A large proportion of those that sleep rough have been the victims of abuse, struggle with addiction and have mental health problems. Many of the homeless shelt…
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@9G7FZP6
disagreed…
2yrs
2Y
Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?
No, and make it a criminal offense
Homeless issue is very complicated and why someone would choose to sleep rough is complicated. Criminalising an already marginalised group on this issue in my v…
@9G7FZP6
disagreed…
2yrs
2Y
Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?
No, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation
Reasons for addiction are complicated, criminalising people has not helped and imprisonment often makes the issue much worse. Disproportionately affects certain…
@9G7FZP6
disagreed…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?
Yes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas
We shouldn’t have private prisons, they are fundamentally run on a for profit agenda which which is an unethical foundation particularly when dealing with crimi…
@9G7FZP6
agreed…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?
No
They elevate profits over people or at the very least will always have to contend with that issue. In the US private prisons are more violent for staff and pris…