Equality in Education
Can we call our society a fair and just one, when the state has legalised discrimination against children as young as 4? That's despite this being unconstitutional.
Can we call our society a fair and just one, when the state has legalised discrimination against children as young as 4? That's despite this being unconstitutional.
| In case you missed it Recorded permanently for the public record, the presentations that highlight the illegality around access to education in this State. Click here for candidate survey results | |
| Lynn Ruane read more
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A talk by John Suttle read more |
| Introduced by Roopesh Panicker, read more |
Roopesh Panicker describes read more |
| The well-known Paul Rowe read more |
Michael Barron talks read more |
| A short talk by Dr Mike McKillen read more | Fachtna Roe, Humanist Association of Ireland, read more |
| Some political contributions read more |
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| Name if the representative or candidate has responded, their name will be clickable | Party | Constituency | Contact made by letter and/or email | Supports change: Section 7.3(c) | We've won this one! Supports change: Rule 68 |
Supports change: Section 37 | Supports retaining National Schools trusts |
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=No answer  =Favors equality =Doesn't favour equality
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| Mary Lou McDonald | Sinn Féin | Dublin Central | |
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| Finian McGrath | Independent | Dublin North Central | |
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| Joe Higgins | Socialist Party 2011 | Dublin West | |
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| Michael Noonan | Fine Gael | Limerick City | |
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| John Perry | Fine Gael | Sligo Leitrim North | |
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| Emmet Stagg | The Labour Party | Kildare North | |
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| Robert Troy | Fianna Fáil | Longford -Westmeath | |
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| James Reilly | Fine Gael | Dublin North | |
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| Éamon Ó Cuív | Fianna Fáil | Galway West | |
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| Seán Ó Fearghaíl | Fianna Fáil | Kildare South | |
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| Aodhán Ó Ríordáin | The Labour Party | Dublin North Central | |
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| Gerry Adams | Sinn Féin | Louth | |
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| Bobby Aylward | Fianna Fáil | Carlow-Kilkenny | |
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| James Bannon | Fine Gael | Longford -Westmeath | |
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| Sean Barrett | Ceann Comhairle | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Tom Barry | Fine Gael | Cork East | |
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| Pat Breen | Fine Gael | Clare | |
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| John Browne | Fianna Fáil | Wexford | |
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| Richard Bruton | Fine Gael | Dublin North Central | |
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| Joan Burton | The Labour Party | Dublin West | |
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| Ray Butler | Fine Gael | Meath West | |
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| Jerry Buttimer | Fine Gael | Cork South-Central | |
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| Catherine Byrne | Fine Gael | Dublin South-Central | |
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| Eric Byrne | The Labour Party | Dublin South-Central | |
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| Dara Calleary | Fianna Fáil | Mayo | |
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| Ciaran Cannon | Fine Gael | Galway East | |
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| Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin | Sinn Féin | Cavan-Monaghan | |
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| Joe Carey | Fine Gael | Clare | |
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| Paudie Coffey | Fine Gael | Waterford | |
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| Áine Collins | Fine Gael | Cork North-West | |
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| Joan Collins | Independent | Dublin South-Central | |
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| Niall Collins | Fianna Fáil | Limerick | |
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| Michael Colreavy | Sinn Féin | Sligo Leitrim North | |
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| Michael Conaghan | The Labour Party | Dublin South-Central | |
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| Sean Conlan | Fine Gael | Cavan-Monaghan | |
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| Paul J Connaughton | Fine Gael | Galway East | |
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| Ciara Conway | The Labour Party | Waterford | |
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| Noel J Coonan | Fine Gael | Tipperary North | |
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| Simon Coveney | Fine Gael | Cork South-Central | |
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| Barry Cowen | Fianna Fáil | Laoighis-Offaly | |
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| Michael Creed | Fine Gael | Cork North-West | |
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| Lucinda Creighton | RENUA Ireland | Dublin South-East | |
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| Sean Crowe | Sinn Féin | Dublin South-West | |
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| Jim Daly | Fine Gael | Cork South-West | |
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| John Deasy | Fine Gael | Waterford | |
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| Jimmy Deenihan | Fine Gael | Kerry North Limerick West | |
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| Patrick Deering | Fine Gael | Carlow-Kilkenny | |
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| Pearse Doherty | Sinn Féin | Donegal | |
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| Regina Doherty | Fine Gael | Meath East | |
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| Stephen Donnelly | Social Democrats | Wicklow | |
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| Paschal Donohoe | Fine Gael | Dublin Central | |
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| Timmy Dooley | Fianna Fáil | Clare | |
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| Robert Dowds | The Labour Party | Dublin Mid West | |
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| Andrew Doyle | Fine Gael | Wicklow | |
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| Bernard Durkan | Fine Gael | Kildare North | |
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| Dessie Ellis | Sinn Féin | Dublin North-West | |
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| Damien English | Fine Gael | Meath West | |
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| Alan Farrell | Fine Gael | Dublin North | |
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| Frank Feighan | Fine Gael | Roscommon Leitrim South | |
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| Martin Ferris | Sinn Féin | Kerry North Limerick West | |
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| Frances Fitzgerald | Fine Gael | Dublin Mid West | |
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| Michael Fitzmaurice | Independent | Roscommon Leitrim South | |
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| Peter Fitzpatrick | Fine Gael | Louth | |
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| Charles Flanagan | Fine Gael | Laoighis-Offaly | |
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| Luke 'Ming' Flanagan | Independent | Roscommon Leitrim South | |
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| Terence Flanagan | RENUA Ireland | Dublin North-East | |
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| Sean Fleming | Fianna Fáil | Laois-Offaly | |
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| Tom Fleming | Independent | Kerry South | |
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| Eamon Gilmore | The Labour Party | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Noel Grealish | Independent | Galway West | |
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| Brendan Griffin | Fine Gael | Kerry South | |
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| John Halligan | Independent | Waterford | |
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| Dominic Hannigan | The Labour Party | Meath East | |
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| Noel Harrington | Fine Gael | Cork South-West | |
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| Simon Harris | Fine Gael | Wicklow | |
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| Brian Hayes | Fine Gael | Dublin South-West | |
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| Tom Hayes | Fine Gael | Tipperary South | |
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| Seamus Healy | Workers and Unemployed Action Group South-Tipperary | Tipperary South | |
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| Michael Healy-Rae | Independent | Kerry South | |
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| Martin Heydon | Fine Gael | Kildare South | |
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| Phil Hogan | Fine Gael | Carlow-Kilkenny | |
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| Brendan Howlin | The Labour Party | Wexford | |
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| Heather Humphreys | Fine Gael | Cavan-Monaghan | |
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| Kevin Humphreys | The Labour Party | Dublin South-East | |
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| Colm Keaveney | Fianna Fáil | Galway East | |
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| Paul Kehoe | Fine Gael | Wexford | |
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| Billy Kelleher | Fianna Fáil | Cork North-Central | |
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| Alan Kelly | The Labour Party | Tipperary North | |
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| Enda Kenny | Fine Gael | Mayo | |
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| Sean Kenny | The Labour Party | Dublin North-East | |
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| Séamus Kirk | Fianna Fáil | Louth | |
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| Michael P. Kitt | Fianna Fáil | Galway East | |
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| Seán Kyne | Fine Gael | Galway West | |
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| Anthony Lawlor | Fine Gael | Kildare North | |
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| Pádraig Mac Lochlainn | Sinn Féin | Donegal | |
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| Michael Lowry | Independent | Tipperary North | |
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| Ciarán Lynch | The Labour Party | Cork South-Central | |
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| Kathleen Lynch | The Labour Party | Cork North-Central | |
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| Eamonn Maloney | Independent | Dublin South-West | |
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| Micheál Martin | Fianna Fáil | Cork South-Central | |
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| Peter Mathews | Independent | Dublin South | |
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| Michael McCarthy | The Labour Party | Cork South-West | |
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| Helen McEntee | Fine Gael | Meath East | |
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| Gabrielle McFadden | Fine Gael | Longford -Westmeath | |
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| Dinny McGinley | Fine Gael | Donegal | |
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| Mattie McGrath | Independent | Tipperary South | |
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| Michael McGrath | Fianna Fáil | Cork South-Central | |
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| John McGuinness | Fianna Fáil | Carlow-Kilkenny | |
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| Joe McHugh | Fine Gael | Donegal | |
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| Sandra McLellan | Sinn Féin | Cork East | |
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| Tony McLoughlin | Fine Gael | Sligo Leitrim North | |
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| Michael McNamara | The Labour Party | Clare | |
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| Olivia Mitchell | Fine Gael | Dublin South | |
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| Michael Moynihan | Fianna Fáil | Cork North-West | |
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| Michelle Mulherin | Fine Gael | Mayo | |
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| Dara Murphy | Fine Gael | Cork North-Central | |
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| Eoghan Murphy | Fine Gael | Dublin South-East | |
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| Gerald Nash | The Labour Party | Louth | |
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| Shane Peter Nathaniel | Independent | Dublin South | |
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| Denis Naughten | Independent | Roscommon Leitrim South | |
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| Dan Neville | Fine Gael | Limerick | |
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| Derek Nolan | The Labour Party | Galway West | |
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| Jonathan O'Brien | Sinn Féin | Cork North-Central | |
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| Mary Mitchell O'Connor | Fine Gael | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Willie O'Dea | Fianna Fáil | Limerick City | |
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| Kieran O'Donnell | Fine Gael | Limerick City | |
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| Patrick O'Donovan | Fine Gael | Limerick | |
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| Fergus O'Dowd | Fine Gael | Louth | |
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| John O'Mahony | Fine Gael | Mayo | |
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| Joe O'Reilly | Fine Gael | Cavan-Monaghan | |
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| Aengus O'Snodaigh | Sinn Féin | Dublin South-Central | |
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| Jan O'Sullivan | The Labour Party | Limerick City | |
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| Maureen O'Sullivan | Independent | Dublin Central | |
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| Willie Penrose | The Labour Party | Longford -Westmeath | |
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| Ann Phelan | The Labour Party | Carlow-Kilkenny | |
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| John Paul Phelan | Fine Gael | Carlow-Kilkenny | |
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| Thomas Pringle | Independent | Donegal | |
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| Ruairí Quinn | The Labour Party | Dublin South-East | |
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| Pat Rabbitte | The Labour Party | Dublin South-West | |
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| Michael Ring | Fine Gael | Mayo | |
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| Brendan Ryan | The Labour Party | Dublin North | |
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| Alan Shatter | Fine Gael | Dublin South | |
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| Sean Sherlock | The Labour Party | Cork East | |
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| Brendan Smith | Fianna Fáil | Cavan-Monaghan | |
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| Arthur Spring | The Labour Party | Kerry North Limerick West | |
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| Brian Stanley | Sinn Féin | Laoighis-Offaly | |
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| David Stanton | Fine Gael | Cork East | |
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| Peadar Tóibín | Sinn Féin | Meath West | |
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| Billy Godfrey Timmins | RENUA Ireland | Wicklow | |
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| Joanna Tuffy | The Labour Party | Dublin Mid West | |
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| Liam Twomey | Fine Gael | Wexford | |
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| Leo Varadkar | Fine Gael | Dublin West | |
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| Jack Wall | The Labour Party | Kildare South | |
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| Mick Wallace | Independent | Wexford | |
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| Brian Walsh | Fine Gael | Galway West | |
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| Joe Costello | The Labour Party | Dublin Central | |
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| Richard Boyd Barrett | People Before Profit Alliance | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Clare Daly | Independent | Dublin North | |
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| Tommy Broughan | Independent | Dublin North-East | |
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| Marcella Corcoran Kennedy | Fine Gael | Laoighis-Offaly | |
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| Róisín Shortall | Social Democrats | Dublin North-West | |
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| Catherine Murphy | Social Democrats | Kildare North | |
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| Ruth Coppinger | Socialist Party 2011 | Dublin West | |
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| Anne Ferris | The Labour Party | Wicklow | |
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| Derek Keating | Fine Gael | Dublin Mid West | |
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| John Lyons | The Labour Party | Dublin North-West | |
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| Charlie McConalogue | Fianna Fáil | Donegal | |
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| Paul Murphy | Anti Austerity Alliance | Dublin South-West | |
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