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# Liam Coyne
- URL: https://www.dublininquirer.com/liam-coyne/
- Published: 2016-02-24T18:53:18.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-23T18:53:00.000Z
- Description: Liam Coyne is standing for the Social Democrats in Dublin South-Central in GE16. Here are his 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?**

No, but it does need changing such as means testing, not increasing for people on fixed income, etc.

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

For a referendum to repeal and then a constitutional convention to see what replaces it.

**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?**

Absolutely for, and devolved powers to local authority.

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

Neither. A committee of long-term tenants, government, local authority, builders designers: i.e. all the stakeholders.

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

No. And not to protect Catholic schools, but to protect schools of minorities. Job of government to provide more Educate Together schools.

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

For

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

For. I believe if our government takes years to sort out applications then in that time we must be fair to people. A temporary PPS number could be issued for people to work on while they wait on their application. Children of applicants ought to have access to third-level education.

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

Bills stopped. Irish Water taken into government like NRA model. Total review of operation.

**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?**

Absolutely for

**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?**

Absolutely for

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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).*