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Election 2020

Green Party Candidate

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Malcolm Noonan

Party

Green Party

Constituency

Carlow–Kilkenny

Occupation

Councillor

Age

53

ELECTED

Biography

Noonan is a councillor on Kilkenny County Council. He is the Green Party spokesperson on local government, regional development and rural affairs. He has been a councillor since 2004. He served as Mayor of Kilkenny in 2009. Noonan was formerly a community and environmental activist. He contested the leadership of the Green Party in 2011, the by-election in 2015 and the 2016 general election.

Question Time

Q.

Why should someone vote for you?

We [the Green Party] believe that the climate crisis needs strong political leaders to legislate towards a zero carbon economy.

Q.

What is your number one priority for your constituency?

I want to see young people in Carlow and Kilkenny able to stay and find employment here.

Q.

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

I would see the Joint Oireachtas Committee report on climate brought forward by all parties with see cross-party action on climate change, regardless of who is in government.

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