What policies would you like to see introduced in Ireland

- Legalize all drugs under the following conditions; a) The complete legalisation of cannabis; b) The drugs would have to be produced here, and be co-developed with a "cure" if possible so we know exactly what's going into the drugs; c) The drugs could only be sold in licensed establishments where staff are trained in disposing needles, safely preparing drugs, correct amounts, 5/6 defibs on the premises; d) Any drugs seized in public by Gardaí that amounts to a personal amount are simply seized and destroyed and the person let home; e) Any person found to have significant illegal amounts of drugs for supply be subject to large and fines and serious imprisonment terms. Tax all use, use tax for treatments centres.

- Legalize prostitution. Tax it, ensure that those involved have mandatory STI tests and customers be checked previous to coitus by a trained on-sight nurse.

- All housing is to be organised by local county councils only, no developers (they can apply for tender on some projects). Introduce rent to buy schemes, whereby people who rent houses/flats from the councils can use what they've already paid in rent over the years as a base for buying the house (eventually the house is sold and the council get their money or a small profit). If the couple/person wishes to sell the council built house, the council gets first preference to buy it back for social housing.

- Every social welfare payment / all personal taxation is means tested. The more money you have the more tax you pay/less social welfare received.

- Introduce €2500/€2000/€1500tax credits for every child you have per household, depending on your total income (less income, higher child credits). People will be spending money on their children anyway, so the government is either going to get money through taxation or VAT.

- 3 tier social Welfare system. €100 a week basic unemployment after 6 months or when stamps run out. €175 a week for newly unemployed. €250 a week for long term unemployed (more than 6 months), but have to work 20 hours a week for a local authority (cleaning up streets, schools, hospitals, tidy towns committee's).

Nationwide curfew 9pm for under 16's, 10pm for under 18's.

Giveaway wrote: »

there is tsunami of waste in healthcare. if it is free it will not be appreciated and abused. Ireland(for medical cards) and the NHS UK are fairly unique with regards no upfront payment. For example for all medical encounters in Germany, 5 euro upfront. France and spain have partial payments upfront with later refund by the state

I think there is a nominal prescription charge for medical card holders and the countries you cited dont have waiting lists of 28 months for childrens eye surgery and 500,000 patients waiting to see a consultant. Most of the conditions of these people waiting will get more serious thus costing more to the health system in the long term. I strongly believe that health care should be the priority in any state and of course reduce any waste where possible. Most other posters considered justice and welfare reform as their priorities, fair enough. My proposal is mandatory and free if you participate and would reduce crime and welfare dependency as citizens mental health and well-being would be addressed quickly.

It is all about preventative medicine - somewhat similar to the Cuban system. If you don't engage and attend your check ups then you pay. Although it is somewhat of a utopian ideolgy, I give you that!