Questions for the parties as the #GE16 campaigns commence
by Niall Shanahan
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Political cartoonist Donal Casey looks to the various election campaigns in the next edition of Work & Life magazine, available from January.
After months of speculation, the general election is expected early in the new year. IMPACT is putting a series of questions to all of the political groupings contesting this year’s election, and we’ll publish their responses in the members’ e-bulletin and on impact.ie as we receive them.
We’re encouraging IMPACT members to use these questions to put to the candidates in your constituency during the election too. Pick questions that are relevant to you and see what your candidates are saying. We’d like to hear from you about their response. Send your feedback to info@impact.ie and put ‘GE16’ in the subject heading.
Policy questions - What is your party’s views on the balance between tax deductions and public expenditure adjustments over the next five years?
- Will your party honour the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement, including the partial restoration of public sector pay, no compulsory redundancies and the improved protections on outsourcing?
- Do you support pay restoration for staff working in the community and voluntary sector? How does your party propose to achieve this?
- What measures will your party take to improve access to services for children with special education needs?
- What measures will your party take to continue job creation and reduce unemployment? What are your party’s policies in relation to labour activation schemes such as JobBridge, Gateway and Community Employment?
- What are your party’s policies in relation to ensuring decent work and terms of employment? Do you support the introduction of a Living Wage?
- What are your party’s policies regarding housing, homelessness and rent certainty?
- What measures does your party propose are necessary to ensure that Irish water and sanitation services are retained in public ownership?
- What will your party do to establish an efficient single-tiered health system, which is free at the point of access?
- What are your party’s policies in relation to the retention or disposal of state assets and the privatisation of public services?
- What are your party’s policies in relation to improving the availability of services and working conditions in early childhood care and education services?
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