Snapshot poll: Budget aftermath and Government spending draw most voter attention
Housing remains a key topic as general election looms; immigration falls to its lowest ranking this year
A monthly attention poll from The Irish Times and Ipsos B&A designed to track what citizens notice and whether Government messages are landing with sentiment analysis on each category.
Housing remains a key topic as general election looms; immigration falls to its lowest ranking this year
In their own words: voters tell us what they think
Public not convinced Government has been effective enough at ensuring infrastructure keeps pace with needs
Housing, immigration and the €336,000 bike shed are the Government issues people have noticed most
More than 75% of those polled have negative views of Government’s performance in relation to these two issues
The public feels the Government is getting it wrong on immigration, with negative comments far outweighing positive ones
Fifth of voters nominate housing as most significant issue when asked about Government’s performance
Cost of living/inflation and climate change/sustainability tied for third place among respondents to Irish Times Snapshot poll
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Voters have negative view of Coalition performance on immigration and housing
Immigration and housing crowd out all other issues and were clearly prominent in voters’ minds as they cast their votes in the local and European elections
‘Letting too many people into the country and [we] cannot house our own people — wrong direction’
Housing and immigration are the major issues voters have noticed, according to our Snapshot poll
Healthcare trails in distant third place among snapshot poll respondents’ concerns as immigration, mentioned spontaneously by 29 per cent, eclipses even housing
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After peaking at 24% in January, mentions of immigration have declined month-on-month, falling to 12% in the latest poll
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Comments on immigration were overwhelmingly negative, with sentiment focused on our general inability to cope with the numbers arriving and on the Government’s policy responses
Housing ranks next as a concerning problem, at 19%, with taxes and social policies each at 4%
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