Malachy Steenson

The government should do more to limit rent increases in high-cost areas.

Voting Record: Voted For amending the proposed 2026 DCC budget to avoid rent increases (and voted Against approving the budget without that amendment).

The state should directly build more homes, even if it requires higher government spending.

Public Statements: Campaign messaging focuses on housing Irish people first and on social housing stats; supports housing delivery framed around local Dublin residents.

VAT on everyday goods should be reduced, even if it means the government has less money to spend on public services.

Public Statements: Fuel-protest activity and repeated complaints about rising costs suggest support for cost-of-living relief, but the source does not specify VAT policy.

The minimum wage should be increased in line with a living wage standard, even if it leads to higher costs for some employers.

Unknown — no verifiable evidence found.

Garda numbers and visible policing should be increased, even if it requires reallocating resources from other areas or services.

Public Statements: TikTok and X posts describe crime, drug dealing, smash-and-grab thefts, and the need to protect children and stand up to disorder in the city centre.

Non-violent drug possession should be treated as a health issue rather than a criminal justice issue.

Public Statements: Campaign framing links drugs with crime and disorder rather than harm-reduction policy, but it does not explicitly address supervised drug consumption facilities.

International protection applications should be processed more quickly, even if it means shorter appeal timelines and fewer safeguards for correcting errors.

Public Statements: Campaign topics repeatedly include immigration, and the site calls for housing Irish people first; X posts also criticise asylum and migration policy.

Funding for integration services should be allocated based on the number of international protection applicants in an area.

Public Statements: Campaign content frames local services and housing around Irish-first allocation, indicating opposition to tying integration funding to local authority acceptance of applicants.

MetroLink should proceed even if it involves significant construction disruption and higher costs than initially expected.

Unknown — no verifiable evidence found.

Urban transport policy should prioritise buses, cycling, and walking over private car use.

Unknown — no verifiable evidence found.

Fossil-fuel heating in homes should be phased out in the coming years, even if it increases costs for some households.

Unknown — no verifiable evidence found.

Planned increases in carbon tax should be paused when energy prices are high.

Public Statements: Fuel-protest participation and campaigning against household cost pressures suggest support for pausing carbon-tax rises during high energy prices.

Supervised injection facilities should be expanded in Ireland.

Public Statements: The campaign repeatedly links drugs to crime and disorder, but does not show support for a supervised injection facility.

The government should be legally required to meet mental health waiting-time targets.

Unknown — no verifiable evidence found.

Decision-making for local services such as housing, transport, and community supports should be moved from national agencies to local councils where possible.

Unknown — no verifiable evidence found.

Community facilities should be primarily run by voluntary or community groups rather than local councils.

Unknown — no verifiable evidence found.

Income tax should be adjusted to reduce taxes for low and middle earners, even if it means higher earners pay more.

Unknown — no verifiable evidence found.

Levies on vacant and derelict properties should be increased to encourage redevelopment and reduce unused buildings.

Public Statements: Campaign materials target dereliction and inner-city decline indirectly through Moore Street/O'Connell Street commentary, but do not specify levy policy.

Irish unity should be actively prepared for in the coming years, even if it requires significant public spending, administrative planning, and changes to public services.

Unknown — no verifiable evidence found.

The current political system does not adequately represent ordinary voters.

Unknown — no verifiable evidence found.