Stats for Irish General Election, February 8th 2020
Election Issues
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Taxes and Spending
- The government should prioritise putting money aside for future challenges (e.g. Brexit) rather than putting it back into the economy now
- When there is scope for tax cuts or public spending increases, what should be done?
- Should taxes on lower earners (below €35,000) be increased or decreased?
- Should taxes on middle earners (€35,000-€70,000) be increased or decreased?
- Should taxes on high earners (over €70,000) be increased or decreased?
- Should corporation taxes be increased or decreased?
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Housing and Health
- Should the local property tax rates be increased or decreased?
- A rent freeze should be introduced across the country
- Much more resources should be directed to building local authority housing, even if that means cutting back in other areas or raising taxes
- The best solution to the housing crisis is to incentivise more building by private developers
- There should be free health care for all, even those on higher incomes
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Environment
- What should the focus be for investment in transport?
- New petrol and diesel vehicles should be banned in the next ten years
- Should carbon taxes be increased?
- There should be a tax on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture
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Immigration, moral and social issues
- Should immigration into Ireland be made more restrictive or less restrictive?
- More resources should be given to improving conditions for asylum seekers
- The liberalisation of abortion in Ireland has gone too far
- Small towns and villages should not be forced to accommodate asylum seekers
- The Church has too much control over Irish schools and hospitals
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Political and constitutional issues
- The reunification of Ireland would create more problems than it would solve
- Irish citizens living abroad (including Northern Ireland) should have a vote in Presidential elections
- A referendum on Irish unity should be held during the lifetime of the next government
- The voting age should be lowered to 16
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EU and international affairs
- European integration has gone too far
- Ireland should cooperate with other EU member states on defence
- Ireland should boycott Israeli goods produced in the occupied territories