Dick Cahill:
1. Will you work to reform the education system so that all children in your constituency can access publicly-funded schools which have no religious ethos?
Haven’t had time to address this yet.
2. Would you support a referendum to remove religious references from the Constitution?
NO
3. Do you believe that blasphemy should be a criminal offence?
NO.
4. Would you support legislation to prevent hospitals from having a religious ethos?
NO
5. If elected, would you vote to ensure that religious bodies are treated the same as other organisations under equality and employment legislation?
Yes
6. Do you believe that religions should have to pay their fair share of tax on income that does not come from charitable activities?
YES
7. If you wish to provide a brief general statements of your views on the future development of secularisation in Ireland, or to highlight any previous comments you have made on related issues, please do so.
I am a non practicing Catholic. As man is not by nature infallible I class my position as agnostic.
Susan O’Keeffe:
1. Will you work to reform the education system so that all children in your constituency can access publicly-funded schools which have no religious ethos?
Yes absolutely
2. Would you support a referendum to remove religious references from the Constitution?
I support a new Constitution – with a full public debate and consultation. Personally, i don’t believe that all religious references shoudl be removed willy nill; rather that the Constitution not be framed in a religious context.
3. Do you believe that blasphemy should be a criminal offence?
No
4. Would you support legislation to prevent hospitals from having a religious ethos?
I would support public hospitals without a religious ethos. Private hospitals should be free to have a religious ethos if they wish although I am not a supporter of privatising healthcare.
5. If elected, would you vote to ensure that religious bodies are treated the same as other organisations under equality and employment legislation?
Yes absolutely
6. Do you believe that religions should have to pay their fair share of tax on income that does not come from charitable activities?
Yes, absolutely
In addition, please see the Labour Party response on behalf of all its candidates.
Michael Colreavy:
See the statement provided by Sinn Fein on behalf of all its candidates.
John Perry:
See the statement provided by Fine Gael on behalf of all its candidates.
Tony McLaughlin:
See the statement provided by Fine Gael on behalf of all its candidates.
Johnny Gogan
See the statement provided by the Green Party on behalf of all its candidates.
No Response Received From:
Eamon Scanlon
Marc MacSharry
Declan Bree
Michael Clarke
Gabriel Mc Sharry
Alwyn Love
Veronica Cawley
1 Comment