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A candidate for Sinn Féin.
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ELECTED
Kathleen Funchion
Party
Constituency
Occupation
Councillor and SIPTU workers' rights advocate
Age
34
Biography
Elected as a Kilkenny county councillor in 2014, this will be her fourth time to challenge for a Dáil seat. A graduate of sociology with a post-graduate qualification in employment law, she works with SIPTU as a workers' rights advocate.
Question time
Why should someone vote for you (in 140 characters or fewer)?
I believe I can be the one to represent the interests of working families. We have had very poor representation in our constituency.
What is your number one priority for your constituency?
Housing, unemployment and the cut back in public services in rural areas are all major issues in our constituency that I want to address.
What one thing would you like to do in your first 100 days of the new Dáil if you are elected?
I would like to be part of the SF team in the Dáil and to strengthen the protection of the family home in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2013.
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