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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| Cormac McKay | DIRECT DEMOCRACY IRELAND | Dublin Central | |
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| Oliver Moran | Green Party | Cork North Central | |
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| Seamus 'Séamie' Morris | Sinn Féin | Tipperary | |
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| Brid Smith | People Before Profit Alliance | Dublin South Central | |
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| Mick Barry | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Cork North Central | |
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| Paul Gogarty | Independent | Dublin Mid-West | |
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| Chris Andrews | Sinn Féin | Dublin Bay South | |
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| John Lahart | Fianna Fáil | Dublin South West | |
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| Ken Curtin | Social Democrats | Cork East | |
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| Ronan McMahon | RENUA Ireland | Dublin South West | |
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| Siobhan Ambrose | Fianna Fáil | Tipperary | |
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| Catherine Ardagh | Fianna Fáil | Dublin South Central | |
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| Maria Bailey | Fine Gael | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Joe Behan | Independent | Wicklow | |
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| Lorna Bogue | Green Party | Cork South Central | |
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| Cathleen Carney Boud | Sinn Féin | Dublin North West | |
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| Geoff Boyle | IND/IPU | Dublin West | |
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| John Brady | Sinn Féin | Wicklow | |
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| John Brassill | Fianna Fáil | Kerry | |
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| Declan Breathnach | Fianna Fáil | Louth | |
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| Eoin Ó Broin | Sinn Féin | Dublin Mid-West | |
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| Colm Brophy | Fine Gael | Dublin South West | |
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| Seamus Browne | Sinn Féin | Limerick County | |
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| Pat Buckley | Sinn Féin | Cork East | |
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| Christy Burke | Independent | Dublin Central | |
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| Declan Burke | Independent | Dublin South West | |
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| Mary Butler | Fianna Fáil | Waterford | |
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| Malcolm Byrne | Fianna Fáil | Wexford | |
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| Jackie Cahill | Fianna Fáil | Tipperary | |
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| Kevin Callan | Independent | Louth | |
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| Sean Canney | Independent | Galway East | |
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| Ciarán Cannon | Fine Gael | Galway East | |
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| Pat Casey | Fianna Fáil | Wicklow | |
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| Peter Casey | Independent | Donegal | |
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| Shane Cassells | Fianna Fáil | Meath West | |
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| Marie Casserly | Independent | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Jack Chambers | Fianna Fáil | Dublin West | |
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| Lisa Chambers | Fianna Fáil | Mayo | |
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| James Charity | Independent | Galway West | |
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| Paul Clarke | Independent | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Alan Coleman | Independent | Cork South West | |
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| Sean Conlon | Fine Gael | Cavan Monaghan | |
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| Thomasina Connell | Fine Gael | Laois Offaly | |
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| Catherine Connolly | Independent | Galway West | |
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| John Connolly | Fianna Fáil | Galway West | |
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| Jennifer Murnane-O Connor | Fianna Fáil | Carlow/Kilkenny | |
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| Rose Conway-Walsh | Sinn Féin | Mayo | |
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| Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy | Fine Gael | Offaly | |
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| Frank Cronin | RENUA | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Réada Cronin | Sinn Féin | Kildare North | |
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| Jennifer Cuffe | Fianna Fáil | Wicklow | |
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| John Curran | Fianna Fáil | Dublin Mid-West | |
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| Nicola Curry | People Before Profit Alliance | Dublin Rathdown | |
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| Tom Darcy | DIRECT DEMOCRACY IRELAND | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Nigel Dennehy | Sinn Féin | Cork North West | |
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| Ann-Marie Dermody | Fine Gael | Dublin South West | |
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| Cormac Devlin | Fianna Fáil | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Michael Mc Donncha | Sinn Féin | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Paul Donnelly | Sinn Féin | Dublin West | |
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| Pascal Donoghue | Fine Gael | Dublin Central | |
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| Mick Duff | The Labour Party | Dublin South West | |
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| Francis Noel Duffy | Green Party | Dublin South West | |
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| Una Dunphy | People Before Profit Alliance | Waterford | |
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| Michael Fahy | Fianna Fáil | Galway East | |
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| Anne Farrell | RENUA Ireland | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Michael Farrington | RENUA | Mayo | |
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| Sandra Fay | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Dublin South West | |
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| Finnbar Finlan | RENUA Ireland | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Mick Finn | Independent | Cork South Central | |
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| Brian Finucane | People Before Profit Alliance | Kerry | |
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| David Fitzgerald | Fine Gael | Carlow/Kilkenny | |
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| Eddie Fitzpatrick | Fianna Fáil | Offaly | |
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| Mary Fitzpatrick | Fianna Fáil | Dublin Central | |
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| Michael Fizmaurice | Independent | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| John Foley | Independent | Offaly | |
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| Bernard Galallagher | Independent | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Nigel Gallagher | People Before Profit Alliance | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Pat "The Cope" Gallagher | Fianna Fáil | Donegal | |
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| Gary Gannon | SOCIAL DEMOCRATS | Dublin Central | |
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| Pat Greene | Direct Democracy Ireland | Louth | |
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| Shirley Griffin | IND/CPPC | Cork North West | |
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| Des Guckian | Independent | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Mary Hanafin | Fianna Fáil | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Sean Haughy | Fianna Fáil | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Desmond J Hayes | RENUA Ireland | Limerick City | |
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| Fidelma Healy-Eames | Fine Gael | Galway West | |
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| Deirdre Heney | Fianna Fáil | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Sarah Jane Hennelly | Social Democrats | Limerick City | |
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| Lorraine Hennessy | WP | Dublin Mid-West | |
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| Mary Hoade | Fianna Fáil | Galway West | |
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| Caroline Hofman | Independent | Tipperary | |
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| Paul Hogan | Sinn Féin | Longford Westmeath | |
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| Tommy Holohan | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Galway West | |
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| Mary Honan | Independent | Limerick City | |
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| Maura Hopkins | Fine Gael | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Heather Humphries | Fine Gael | Cavan Monaghan | |
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| Kevin Humphries | LABOUR | Dublin Bay South | |
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| Carol Hunt | Independent Alliance | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Paul Connaughton Jnr | Fine Gael | Galway East | |
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| Pat Kavanagh | Independent | Wicklow | |
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| Colm Keaeney | Fianna Fáil | Galway East | |
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| Pamela Kearns | The Labour Party | Dublin South West | |
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| Terry Kelleher | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Dublin Fingal | |
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| Andrew Kelly | Independent | Dublin Bay South | |
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| Leonard Kelly | Social Democrats | Wexford | |
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| Niamh Kennedy | Independent | Donegal | |
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| Gino Kenny | People Before Profit Alliance | Dublin Mid-West | |
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| Martin Kenny | Sinn Féin | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Sharon Keogan | Independent | Meath East | |
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| Mark Keogh | IDP | Limerick County | |
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| Thomas Kiely | IND/CPPC | Cork North Central | |
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| Frank Kilbride | Fine Gael | Longford Westmeath | |
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| Claire Kirrane | Sinn Féin | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| James Lawless | Fianna Fáil | Kildare North | |
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| Rose Leadbetter | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Cork South Central | |
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| John Leahy | RENUA Ireland | Offaly | |
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| Lorraine Clifford Lee | Fianna Fáil | Dublin Fingal | |
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| David Lloyd | Direct Democracy Ireland | Wexford | |
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| Glenna Lynch | SOCIAL DEMOCRATS | Dublin Bay South | |
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| Gabriel MacFadden | Fine Gael | Longford Westmeath | |
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| Josepha Madigan | Fine Gael | Dublin Rathdown | |
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| Margaret Murphy-O Mahony | Fianna Fáil | Cork South West | |
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| Barry Martin | People Before Profit Alliance | Dublin Fingal | |
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| Catherine Martin | Green Party | Dublin Rathdown | |
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| Michael Martin | Fianna Fáil | Cork South Central | |
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| Steven Matthews | Green Party | Wicklow | |
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| Paul McAuliffe | Fianna Fáil | Dublin North West | |
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| Kieran McCarthy | Independent | Cork East | |
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| Rachel McCarthy | Sinn Féin | Cork South West | |
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| Michael McDonagh | Fianna Fáil | Clare | |
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| Seamus McDonagh | WP | Meath East | |
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| Tracy McElhinney | The Labour Party | Meath West | |
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| David McGuinness | Independent | Dublin West | |
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| Patrick McKee | RENUA Ireland | Carlow/Kilkenny | |
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| Padraig McLoughlin | Sinn Féin | Donegal | |
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| Fiona McLoughlin-Healy | Fine Gael | Laois | |
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| Chris McManus | Sinn Féin | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Seamus McMenamin | Green Party | Meath West | |
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| Anne-Marie McNally | Social Democrats | Dublin Mid-West | |
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| Mark McSharry | Fianna Fáil | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Ashling Merriman | People Before Profit Alliance | Kildare North | |
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| Clare Colleran Molloy | Fianna Fáil | Clare | |
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| Annette Mooney | People Before Profit Alliance | Dublin Bay South | |
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| Sinead Moore | Green Party | Laois Offaly | |
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| Noel Moran | Sinn Féin | Clare | |
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| Tom Moran | PBP | Mayo | |
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| James Morgan | Independent | Longford Westmeath | |
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| Norma Moriarty | Fianna Fáil | Kerry | |
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| Aindrias Moynihan | Fianna Fáil | Cork North West | |
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| Imelda Munster | Sinn Féin | Louth | |
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| Marie Murphy | Fine Gael | Tipperary | |
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| Tony Murphy | Independent | Dublin Fingal | |
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| Johnny Mythen | Sinn Féin | Wexford | |
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| Tom Neville | Fine Gael | Limerick County | |
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| Carol Nolan | Sinn Féin | Offaly | |
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| Lorna Nolan | Independent | Dublin West | |
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| Malcolm Noonan | Green Party | Carlow/Kilkenny | |
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| Ann Norton | Independent | Clare | |
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| Naoise O | Fine Gael | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Gerry O'Boyle | Independent | Mayo | |
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| Emmett O'Brien | Independent | Limerick County | |
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| Joe O'Brien | Green Party | Dublin Fingal | |
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| Shane O'Brien | Sinn Féin | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Sean O'Buachalla | Green Party | Meath East | |
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| Diarmaid O'Cadhla | IND/CPPC | Cork South Central | |
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| Jim O'Callaghan | Fianna Fáil | Dublin Bay South | |
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| Jim O'Connell | People Before Profit Alliance | Cork South Central | |
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| John O'Donnell | Independent | Donegal | |
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| Deirdre O'Donovan | Independent | Dublin South West | |
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| Michael O'Dowd | RENUA Ireland | Louth | |
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| Seona O'Fegan | IPU | Galway West | |
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| Kevin O'Keefe | Fianna Fáil | Cork East | |
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| Susan O'Keefee | The Labour Party | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Donnchadh O'Laoghaire | Sinn Féin | Cork South Central | |
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| John O'Mahoney | Fine Gael | Galway West | |
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| Aisling O'Neill | Social Democrats | Meath East | |
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| Louise O'Reilly | Sinn Féin | Dublin Fingal | |
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| Aodhan O'Riordain | The Labour Party | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Steven O'Riordan | Independent | Cork North West | |
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| Frank O'Rourke | Fianna Fáil | Kildare North | |
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| Cieran Perry | Independent | Dublin Central | |
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| Mailo Power | RENUA Ireland | Waterford | |
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| Cian Prendiville | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Limerick City | |
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| Maurice Quinlivan | Sinn Féin | Limerick City | |
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| Anne Rabbitte | Fianna Fáil | Galway East | |
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| Stephanie Regan | Fine Gael | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Gerry Reynolds | Fine Gael | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| AnneMarie Roche | Sinn Féin | Galway East | |
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| Ciara Leonardi Roche | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Cork East | |
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| Noel Rock | Fine Gael | Dublin North West | |
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| Shane Ross | Independent | Dublin Rathdown | |
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| Éilis Ryan | WORKERS PARTY | Dublin Central | |
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| Patricia Ryan | Sinn Féin | Laois | |
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| Eamonn Scanlon | Fianna Fáil | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Seamus Sheridan | Green Party | Galway West | |
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| Róisín Shorthall | SOCIAL DEMOCRATS | Dublin North West | |
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| Michael Smith | Fianna Fáil | Tipperary | |
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| Ken Smollen | IDP | Offaly | |
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| Barbara Smyth | Independent | Longford Westmeath | |
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| Mary Smyth | RENUA Ireland | Cavan Monaghan | |
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| Ossain Smyth | Green Party | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Emmett Stagg | The Labour Party | Kildare North | |
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| Francis Timmons | Independent | Dublin Mid-West | |
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| Peadar Tobin | Sinn Féin | Meath West | |
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| Niall Ó Tuathail | Social Democrats | Galway West | |
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| Ted Tynan | WP | Cork North Central | |
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| Deirdre Wadding | People Before Profit Alliance | Wexford | |
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| Mark Wall | The Labour Party | Laois | |
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| Noel G Walsh | Independent | Carlow/Kilkenny | |
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| Gerry Warnock | Social Democrats | Longford Westmeath | |
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| Karen Warren | Fine Gael | Dublin South West | |
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| Gareth Weldon | People Before Profit Alliance | Louth | |
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| Alex White | The Labour Party | Dublin Rathdown | |
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| John Wilson | Independent | Cavan Monaghan | |
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| Meave Yore | Independent | Louth | |
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| Brendan Young | Independent | Kildare North | |
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| Marie Devine | Sinn Féin | Dublin South Central | |
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| Anna Doyle | People Before Profit Alliance | Wicklow | |
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| Kevin Moran | Independent | Longford Westmeath | |
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| Jimmy Dignam | WORKERS PARTY | Dublin North West | |
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| Roderic O'Gorman | Green Party | Dublin West | |
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| Donna Cooney | GREEN PARTY | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Cormac Manning | Green Party | Cork North West | |
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| Carrie Smyth | The Labour Party | Dún Laoghaire | |
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| Sharon Briggs | People Before Profit Alliance | Wicklow | |
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| James Browne | Fianna Fáil | Wexford | |
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| Anthony Connor | Direct Democracy Ireland | Louth | |
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| Jimmy Guerin | Independent | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Darren O'Rourke | Sinn Féin | Meath East | |
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| Declan Bree | Independent | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Emma Coffey | Fianna Fáil | Louth | |
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| Eddie Conroy | People Before Profit Alliance | Roscommon-Galway | |
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| Sorcha Nic Cormaic | Sinn Féin | Dublin Rathdown | |
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| Charlie Flanagan | Fine Gael | Laois Offaly | |
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| Caroline Foxe | IPU/IND | Wexford | |
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| Roslyn Fuller | Independent | Dublin Fingal | |
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| Kathleen Funchion | Sinn Féin | Carlow/Kilkenny | |
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| James Gaffney | Green Party | Limerick City | |
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| Ben Gilroy | Direct Democracy Ireland | Meath East | |
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| Oisín Ó hAlmhain | GREEN PARTY | Dublin South Central | |
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| Paul Hand | Independent | Dublin South Central | |
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| Sarah Holland | Sinn Féin | Dublin South West | |
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| Conor MacLiam | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Carlow/Kilkenny | |
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| Denise Mitchell | Sinn Féin | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Cian O | SOCIAL DEMOCRATS | Dublin Bay North | |
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| Kate O'Connell | Fine Gael | Dublin Bay South | |
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| Diana O'Dwyer | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Dublin Bay South | |
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| Tommy Roddy | Independent | Galway West | |
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| Eamon Ryan | GREEN PARTY | Dublin Bay South | |
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| Margaret Sheehan | Green Party | Mayo | |
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| Adrienne Wallace | People Before Profit Alliance | Carlow/Kilkenny | |
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