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# Denise Mitchell
- URL: https://www.dublininquirer.com/denise-mitchell/
- Published: 2016-02-24T18:48:44.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-23T18:48:00.000Z
- Description: Denise Mitchell is standing for Sinn Féin in Dublin Bay North in GE16. Here are her answers to our 12 questions.
- Author: Sam Tranum
- Tags: City Desk, 2016 general election, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-03-05 15:28

**1\. Are you for or against the elimination of the local property tax?**

For. We will abolish the property tax in our first year in office.

**2\. Are you for or against repealing the 8th Amendment?**

For

**3\. Are you for or against the creation of a directly elected mayor for the Dublin area, with greater powers over, housing, transport and revenue raising?**

For

**4\. Who should be responsible for setting minimum apartment standards: local authorities or the national government?**

We want national standards set, working with local authorities to implement them.

**5\. Are you for or against ending religious patronage of all schools?**

For

**6\. Are you for or against the provision of medically supervised injection centres in Dublin?**

We support the provision of medically supervised injection centres.

**7\. Are you for or against giving asylum seekers the right to work?**

For. We will end the direct-provision system.

**8\. What, if anything, should be done about Irish Water?**

It should be abolished, along with water charges.

**9\. Are you for or against the immediate introduction of a vacant-land levy in Dublin?**

For

**10\. Are you for or against banning zero-hour employment contracts?**

For

**11\. Are you for or against ending unvouched expenses for TDs and councillors?**

All expenses should be vouched.

**12\. Are you for or against bringing in a new system of independent building inspections carried out by government inspectors to ensure that buildings are built to code?**

We want an independent inspectorate to work alongside the S.I.9 rules for planning and building inspections.

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*In preparation for 26 February, we asked candidates running in Dublin for their views on a dozen issues. You can read what all the candidates had to say [here](http://dublininquirer.com/2016/02/23/dublin-ge16-candidates-answer-our-12-questions/?ref=dublininquirer.com).*