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A candidate for Solidarity - People Before Profit. View party
ELIMINATED
Deirdre Wadding
Party
Constituency
Occupation
Teacher and storyteller
Age
57
Biography

Wadding is a former primary school teacher who served on Wexford County Council. She was elected to the council in 2014 and stepped down in 2017. She is a storyteller and spoken word artist with Wexford Arts Hub. She is the founder and teacher at COIRE SOIS School Of Irish Spirituality.

Question time
Why should someone vote for you?

A vote for me is for a committed fighter in the Dáil, pushing for a NHS style health system including comprehensive mental health services.

What is your number one priority for your constituency?

Fully-staffed, full-time child and adolescent mental health services provision.

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

I would legislate to alleviate the housing crisis through rent control, restriction of vulture funds hoovering up rental property, and fast-tracking the building of public housing.

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