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A candidate for Sinn Féin. View party
ELECTED
Cathy Bennett
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Constituency
Occupation
Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council and Operations Manager of the Garage Theatre, Monaghan
Biography

Cathy is a Councillor and Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Municipal District. She is also the Chairperson of Co. Monaghan Women’s Assembly, and has served twice as Cathaoirleach (Mayor) of Monaghan County Council. Cathy lives in Scotstown, and her areas of focus are making housing affordable, abolishing UC for workers and helping farmer families.

Question time
Why did you decide to run in this election?

It’s time to change the Government and I wanted to be part of that change. Change means a new government, with new ideas, clear plans and a fresh approach. People need to decide if they want more of the same: the same parties who have been in government for the past 100 years. With so much waste of public money and failure, particularly in relation to housing, we cannot afford another 5 years of the same parties in government. It’s time to give Sinn Féin a chance. We have the team, we have the plans and we have the will.

What do you think is the greatest issue the country faces right now?

Housing.

What would you like your first speaking time in the Dáil to be about if you get elected?

How families on middle incomes have been forgotten about.

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