Denise Mitchell

1. Are you for or against the elimination of the local property tax?

For. We will abolish the property tax in our first year in office.

2. Are you for or against repealing the 8th Amendment?

For

3. Are you for or against the creation of a directly elected mayor for the Dublin area, with greater powers over, housing, transport and revenue raising?

For

4. Who should be responsible for setting minimum apartment standards: local authorities or the national government?

We want national standards set, working with local authorities to implement them.

5. Are you for or against ending religious patronage of all schools?

For

6. Are you for or against the provision of medically supervised injection centres in Dublin?

We support the provision of medically supervised injection centres.

7. Are you for or against giving asylum seekers the right to work?

For. We will end the direct-provision system.

8. What, if anything, should be done about Irish Water?

It should be abolished, along with water charges.

9. Are you for or against the immediate introduction of a vacant-land levy in Dublin?

For

10. Are you for or against banning zero-hour employment contracts?

For

11. Are you for or against ending unvouched expenses for TDs and councillors?

All expenses should be vouched.

12. Are you for or against bringing in a new system of independent building inspections carried out by government inspectors to ensure that buildings are built to code?

We want an independent inspectorate to work alongside the S.I.9 rules for planning and building inspections.

In preparation for 26 February, we asked candidates running in Dublin for their views on a dozen issues. You can read what all the candidates had to say here.