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A candidate for Green Party.
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Biography
Ossian Smyth has been a Green Party TD for Dún Laoghaire since 2020, and is the Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement and eGovernment. He was a Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County councillor from 2014 to 2020. He is also the Minister of State with responsibility for Communications and Circular Economy.
Question time
Why did you decide to run in this election?
To raise Ireland’s infrastructure up to where it should be. I have a record of delivering the National Broadband Plan, the Deposit Return Scheme, and the Land Hoarding Levy. I would love to deliver public transport and housing. I am an engineer and a project manager.
What do you think is the greatest issue the country faces right now?
Lack of housing and overloaded public transport.
What would you like your first speaking time in the Dáil to be about if you get elected?
How to speed up the construction of housing, using modern methods that work in other countries.
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