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A candidate for Green Party. View party
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Steven Matthews
Party
Constituency
Occupation
Councillor and electrician
Biography

Co-opted onto Bray Town Council in 2007, he failed to retain his seat in 2009 but secured a Wicklow County Council seat in 2014. An electrician with Irish Rail, he is chairperson of the Wicklow Green Party and is a graduate of DIT Planning and Environmental Management.

Question time
Why should someone vote for you (in 140 characters or fewer)?

For sustainable solutions in planning energy transport & environment; providing reliable investment in education, health and public services.

What is your number one priority for your constituency?

Well planned housing and infrastructure to encourage investment. LUAS to Bray and DART Underground to ease N11 traffic congestion

What one thing would you like to do in your first 100 days of the new Dáil if you are elected?

Seek proper planning for delivery of good housing, employment in tourism, renewable energy and transport solutions for Wicklow.

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