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Election 2020

Carly Bailey

Party

Social Democrats

Constituency

Dublin South-West

Occupation

Councillor

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Biography

Bailey was first elected as a councillor in the 2019 local elections. She was the Social Democrats national coordination for the campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment in 2018. She has a degree in law and political science. She has campaigned on the housing crisis, children's disability services and funding for IVF. She lives in Greenhills.

Question Time

Q.

Why should someone vote for you?

I have both the personal experience of poor policy and the professional knowledge to know how to improve it. Politics happened to me and it happens to so many others. We need a voice in the Dáil who knows exactly what it is like to live in the real world.

Q.

What is your number one priority for your constituency?

My priority has to be providing affordable housing to people to buy or rent.

Q.

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

I would introduce a nationwide rent freeze and roll out our programme to build 100,000 homes over five years on public land.

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