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Election 2016

Party

Sinn Féin

Constituency

Dublin Fingal

Occupation

Trade union organiser

Age

42

ELECTED

Biography

A full-time trade union organiser with SIPTU, she is a member of the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU). This is her first time running in an election, although she has been involved with many campaigns nationally and locally and is an active campaigner on a number of issues, including abolishing the water charges.

Question Time

Q.

Why should someone vote for you (in 140 characters or fewer)?

Fingal is suffering from years of underinvestment. People need a strong voice in the Dáil to ensure a fair recovery and an end to the two-tiered recovery.

Q.

What is your number one priority for your constituency?

Easing the burden on working families by prioritising investment in health, childcare, education and decent jobs.

Q.

What one thing would you like to do in your first 100 days of the new Dáil if you are elected?

Abolish the water charges and LPT and replace them with a system of fair taxation which shifts the burden of recovery off hard-pressed families.

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