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Candidates 2011

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      Joe Higgins

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      Constituency: Dublin West

      Joe Higgins was first elected in 1991 to Dublin City Council. He was elected to the Dail in 1997, but failed in his bid for re-election in 2007. In 2009 he was elected an MEP for Dublin with 12.42% share of the votes.



      Policies
      • Opposition to the EU/IMF deal
      • Ordinary people should not pay for the crisis caused by speculators
      • Invest in public services to create jobs
      • Invest to create a world class public single tier health system
      • Defend workers rights and living standards

       

      Did you know?

      Higgins was imprisoned for a month in 2003 over his opposition to Bin Tax.


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