Policy Lab
What does every Irish party actually stand for? Their policies, in the same format, from their own published documents. You compare. You decide.
This project is a work in progress. We're adding parties and policies as we source their published documents. If your party is missing or underrepresented, we want to fix that — every party deserves fair representation here. Party press offices, TDs, councillors, members, voters: send us your manifesto PDFs and policy documents at [email protected] and we'll add them in the same format.
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Pick an issue that matters to you. See what every party proposes, side by side.
Who will build the homes?
From rent freezes to Help to Buy, from state construction to market incentives. Every party has a plan. Compare them.
ChildcareWhat will it cost you?
€200/month? €10/day? Free? Every party promises to cut childcare costs. The detail is where they differ.
HealthWill Sláintecare ever happen?
Every party voted for it. Not every party has a plan to fund it. See who commits to what.
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Affordable Housing Programme
75,000 affordable homes on state land. Under €300,000 in Dublin. Under €260,000 elsewhere.
Hundreds of thousands of younger adults are stuck living in the family home, unable to move out and move on with their lives because they …
€1.3 billion/year + €290m capitalIndependent Anti-Corruption Agency
A single independent agency with powers to investigate, prosecute and prevent corruption.
Ireland does not have an effective means of preventing, investigating and prosecuting corruption. Even after costly and lengthy Tribunals of Inquiry there have been few …
Institutional reformA Public Model of Childcare
Childcare fees cut by €200/month immediately. Cap of €200/month by 2028.
Ireland has some of the highest childcare costs in Europe. Parents are paying more for childcare than for their mortgage. Many mothers are effectively working …
Phased to 2028300,000 Homes Including 125,000 Social and Affordable
300,000+ homes over 5 years. 125,000 social/affordable. Rent freeze. End homelessness by 2030.
Sinn Féin's housing plan is the most interventionist of the three large parties. It includes a rent freeze, an eviction ban, and 125,000 social and …
300,000 New Homes by 2030
300,000 homes by 2030. Help to Buy increased to €40,000. Rent tax credit to €1,500.
Fine Gael's housing plan centres on market-led delivery with state support for first-time buyers. The approach relies on tax incentives for buyers and landlords, with …
€40 billion total50,000 Homes Annually, Scaling to 60,000+
50,000 homes/year, scaling to 60,000+. State construction company via LDA. Phase out Help to Buy.
Labour's housing plan centres on transforming the Land Development Agency into a state construction company — the most structurally ambitious proposal after the Social Democrats.
Party News Feed
Press releases and statements from Irish parties, auto-tagged to the policies they relate to. Currently tracking: Social Democrats. More feeds coming.
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World Cup must not be tainted by FIFA president’s grubby deals
Government is stealing childhoods by failing to tackle the homelessness crisis
Paul Murphy Welcomes New Zealand's New Greyhound Racing Ban
High-speed broadband now available for half a million premises – Neville
Protest for Palestinian Students: LET THEM STUDY
Paul Murphy Calls for Charges against Palestine Solidarity Activists for Actions to Disrupt Genocide to be Dropped
How Much Money are the Billionaire Collison Brothers Putting into Progress Ireland?
Ennis pays tribute to local campaigners as north inner city pitch saved
Ireland Should Go Further than New York’s Public Grocery Plan
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This is an independent citizen project presenting publicly available policy documents from all parties. The author is a former member of the Social Democrats. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by any political party. All policy positions are sourced from parties' own published manifestos and documents.