Dublin GE16 Candidates Answer Our 12 Questions

In preparation for 26 February, we asked 132 candidates running in Dublin their views on a dozen issues, from the 8th Amendment to building inspections, religious patronage of schools to Irish Water.

We started with this list of candidates posted by Maynooth lecturer Adrian Kavanagh, who keeps a close eye on Irish elections. Then we reached out to as many candidates as we could find – nearly all of them – and emailed them our questions.

Not all of them responded, which we understand, of course, as they might be a touch busy just now. But we’re grateful to those who found the time.

We received responses from independents, as well as candidates representing Labour, the Green Party, the Social Democrats, the Anti-Austerity Alliance, the People Before Profit Alliance, Sinn Féin, Renua, the Workers’ Party, and Direct Democracy Ireland. Interestingly, no candidate from Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil responded.

You can find your constituency below, and check where your local candidates stand on the issues.

Dun Laoghaire

—Ossian Smyth, GP

—Carrie Smyth, LAB

Dublin South-Central

—Oisín Ó hAlmhain, GP

—Liam Coyne, SD

—Paul Hand, IND

—Brid Smith, PBPA

Dublin South-West

—Sarah Holland, SF

—Paul Murphy, AAA

—Mick Duff, LAB

—Kieran Adam Quigley, IND

—Ronan McMahon, REN

—Frank O’Gorman, IND

Dublin Bay South

—Chris Andrews, SF

—Mannix Flynn, IND

—Alan MacStiofain, IND

—Eamon Ryan, GP

Dublin Central

—Mary Lou McDonald, SF

—Cieran Perry, IND

—Éilis Ryan, WP

—Cormac McKay, DDI (also standing in Dublin North-West)

Dublin West

—Paul Donnelly, SF

—Ruth Coppinger, AAA

Dublin Mid-West

—Gino Kenny, PBPA

—Clare Leonard, IND

—Tom Kivlehan, GP

— Lorraine Hennessy, WP

Dublin North-West

—Andrew Keegan, PBPA

—Cormac McKay, DDI (also standing in Dublin Central)

—Dessie Ellis, SF

—Jimmy Dignam, WP

Dublin Bay North

—Cian O’Callaghan, SD

—Micheál MacDonncha, SF

—Denise Mitchell, SF

—Michael O’Brien, AAA

—John Lyons, PBPA

Dublin Fingal

—Roslyn Fuller, IND

—Clare Daly, IND