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Election 2016

Patrick McKee

Party

Renua Ireland

Constituency

Carlow-Kilkenny

Occupation

Councillor and apprentice solicitor

Age

27

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Biography

He is a former member of Fianna Fáil and was a candidate for Renua Ireland in the 2015 by-election. Elected to Kilkenny County Council in 2014, he is vice-chairman of the council and its youngest member.

Question Time

Q.

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

I don’t go with the flow like a dead fish. I challenge the status quo. I\'m an independent thinker concerned with the common good.

Q.

What is your number one priority for your constituency?

Turn Kilkenny into a hub of innovation and introduce legislation to ensure honest work is fully rewarded and trust in politics is rebuilt.

Q.

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

Focus on R&D solutions that can provide technologies to tackle the carbon emissions problem and initiate legislation to reduce the carbon tax.

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