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Joseph Peters

Joseph Peters

Independent

Priorities

  • Housing

    Dedicated to working towards solutions that address the housing crisis and make affordable housing accessible to all members of our community

  • Immigration and asylum

    Cap on immigration in order to protect the wellbeing of our citizens and ensure resources are allocated fairly

  • Taxes and spending

    Commited to abolishing the Universal social charge in order to alleviate the financial burden on hardworking families and individuals

These answers were provided by the candidate

Taxes and spending
1 of 32 questions
Money that is currently being saved for future policy challenges (such as climate change and an ageing population) should be spent now on things like housing and healthcare.
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree Your position
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "There is enough money in the pot to pay for current expenditure and to save as well"

- Joseph Peters
Taxes and spending
2 of 32 questions
Taxes on people earning over €100,000 a year should be increased.
  • Agree Match with candidate
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "people who earn more such as Joe Duffy who earn €6850 a week can afford to pay more tax"

- Joseph Peters
Taxes and spending
3 of 32 questions
The Universal Social Charge (USC) is a necessary source of revenue and should be kept.
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "This is another burden on low paid workers "

- Joseph Peters
Taxes and spending
4 of 32 questions
Tax on inheritance should be reduced, even if it means cutting back on public spending or increasing other taxes.
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Match with candidate
  • No opinion
Comment: "Current system is working well "

- Joseph Peters
Taxes and spending
5 of 32 questions
Universal payments, such as child benefit and energy credits, should be replaced with more targeted measures aimed at the less well-off.
  • Agree Candidate position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Your position
  • No opinion
Comment: "Giving double childrens allowance to Michael O Leary who's net worth is 680million is not necessary, it is a squandering of our resources "

- Joseph Peters
Housing
6 of 32 questions
The government should focus on making houses more affordable rather than providing financial supports to first-time buyers.
  • Agree Candidate position
  • Neither agree nor disagree Your position
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Housing is heavily taxed i.e one third of the cost of a house is taxation "

- Joseph Peters
Housing
7 of 32 questions
Planning guidelines should be relaxed to allow for more one-off rural housing
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "The present system which allows people who grew up in the area to obtain planning is adequate "

- Joseph Peters
Housing
8 of 32 questions
A rent freeze should be introduced across the country, even if it risks landlords leaving the market
  • Agree Candidate position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Your position
  • No opinion
Comment: "rents are spiralling out of control and government action is required"

- Joseph Peters
Housing
9 of 32 questions
The Local Property Tax should be scrapped, even if it means less money available for local councils
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Match with candidate
  • No opinion
Comment: "People who are fortunate enough to own property can afford to pay this reasonable tax"

- Joseph Peters
Transport
10 of 32 questions
The provision of public transport (trains, light rail, buses) should be prioritised over building roads
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree Candidate position
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "A common sense of approach is required where all means of transport are considered "

- Joseph Peters
Transport
11 of 32 questions
The passenger cap at Dublin airport should be lifted
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "Cork, Shannon, Waterford and Knock Airport can be used for chartered travel as they are under utilised"

- Joseph Peters
Environment, energy, agriculture
12 of 32 questions
Carbon taxes should continue to increase each year
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "It is adequate as it is "

- Joseph Peters
Environment, energy, agriculture
13 of 32 questions
Ireland should give up its exemption under the EU Nitrates directive
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree Your position
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "Farming needs to be supported through sensible legislation"

- Joseph Peters
Environment, energy, agriculture
14 of 32 questions
The government should introduce measures to significantly reduce the extent of livestock farming in Ireland
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Match with candidate
  • No opinion
Comment: "Farming is one of Irelands core industries and must be supported "

- Joseph Peters
Environment, energy, agriculture
15 of 32 questions
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals should be allowed in Ireland, to improve security of supply
  • Agree Match with candidate
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Ireland should begin drilling for gas offshore at the earliest opportunity "

- Joseph Peters
Social issues and education
16 of 32 questions
Abortion should be allowed in a wider range of circumstances.
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "Adoption services must be supported financially to facilitate adoption "

- Joseph Peters
Social issues and education
17 of 32 questions
Policies to increase the representation of women in politics have gone too far
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Match with candidate
  • No opinion
Comment: "every effort should be made to ensure that women have equal opportunities"

- Joseph Peters
Social issues and education
18 of 32 questions
New laws on hate speech should be introduced to protect vulnerable communities
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Match with candidate
  • No opinion
Comment: "existing laws are enforced to protect all members of society "

- Joseph Peters
Social issues and education
19 of 32 questions
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have too much power in Irish policy making
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree Your position
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "The Government of the day has the power to change laws and to govern the country "

- Joseph Peters
Social issues and education
20 of 32 questions
Religious instruction should only take place outside school hours in Irish primary schools
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "Teaching children to have an open mind about religion and religious beliefs and learning about different denominations is very worthwhile "

- Joseph Peters
Social issues and education
21 of 32 questions
Gender diversity and transgender issues should be taught in Irish primary schools
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "Parents can explain and teach their own children on these sensitive issues "

- Joseph Peters
Immigration and asylum
22 of 32 questions
More resources should be given to improving conditions for asylum seekers
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion Your position
Comment: "The present system of direct provision is not working, large groups of asylum seekers are being forced on a community which does not benefit either the community or the asylum seekers themselves "

- Joseph Peters
Immigration and asylum
23 of 32 questions
Communities should be obliged to take their fair share of asylum seekers, even if there is local opposition
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "The asylum system is broken and needs to be fixed by sensible intelligent policies "

- Joseph Peters
Immigration and asylum
24 of 32 questions
Accommodation centres for asylum seekers should not be located in economically disadvantaged areas
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree Candidate position
  • Disagree Your position
  • No opinion
Comment: "The direct provision is clearly not working "

- Joseph Peters
Immigration and asylum
25 of 32 questions
Rules on immigrant work permits and student visas should become more restrictive
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Match with candidate
  • No opinion
Comment: "Without skilled workers coming here many Irish industries would suffer greatly "

- Joseph Peters
Crime and policing
26 of 32 questions
The solution to anti-social behaviour lies in tackling poverty and disadvantage rather than tougher policing
  • Agree Candidate position
  • Neither agree nor disagree Your position
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Ireland has never dealt with the underlying causes of crime. Ireland does not support victims of crime enough and never has "

- Joseph Peters
Crime and policing
27 of 32 questions
Gardaí should take a more robust approach to dealing with political protests
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree Your position
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "The Gardai need to come out of the cars and police stations and walk around our cities and towns and observe what is happening"

- Joseph Peters
Foreign policy and defence
28 of 32 questions
Ireland should continue to provide financial and political support to Ukraine in response to the ongoing war
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "The Ukrainian war is a smoke screen for NATO expansion and for America to undermine Russia. Ukraine would do well to divest itself from NATO and stop being a puppet for the American administration "

- Joseph Peters
Foreign policy and defence
29 of 32 questions
The EU should suspend its trade agreement with Israel
  • Agree Your position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Candidate position
  • No opinion
Comment: "Hurting Israeli companies and industry will not bring peace. Our minister for Foreign affairs should go to Telaviv and share with the Israeli authorities on how we achieve peace in Ireland after a 30 year war "

- Joseph Peters
Foreign policy and defence
30 of 32 questions
Ireland should retain its ‘triple lock’ rule for deploying troops abroad
  • Agree Candidate position
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Your position
  • No opinion
Comment: "Irish defence forces have a very good record of peace keeping"

- Joseph Peters
Foreign policy and defence
31 of 32 questions
Ireland should collaborate more with other EU member states on defence and security
  • Agree Match with candidate
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • No opinion
Comment: "Ireland needs to invest in our own military defence as well"

- Joseph Peters
Irish unity
32 of 32 questions
A referendum on Irish unity should be held in the next five years
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree Match with candidate
  • No opinion
Comment: "The ground work needs to be paved for such a referendum and much more work needs to be done "

- Joseph Peters

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