MAIN POINTS

. Republican prisoners: the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners held as a result of the British Irish…

. Republican prisoners: the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners held as a result of the British Irish conflict.

. Neutrality: opposition to the participation by Ireland in NATO, the Western European Union or the Partnership for Peace.

. Drugs: immediate treatment for addicts, community drug teams, eviction of drug dealers by local authorities, an end to Garda harassment of anti drug activists.

. Crime: upgrading the court system, prisons to focus on rehabilitation and training, post release monitoring and support and noncustodial sentences where appropriate.

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. Economics: a minimum wage, increased social welfare payments, improved access to employment, tax reform.

. Water charges: an amnesty for nonpayers and tax exemptions for those who have paid.

. Agriculture: low interest loans to be made available to small farmers, aggressive marketing to overcome the BSE scare.

. Fisheries: end overfishing or illegal fishing by other EU countries, police flagships posing as Irish and fishing our quota.

. Environment: oppose a national incinerator, the closure of Sellafield, support recycling and measure to minimise waste production.

. Women/Youth: measure to include women in political life, oppose any reduction in welfare entitlements for young people.

. Education/Irish language: full funding of all primary and secondary schools, an all Irish university, a bill of rights for Gaeilgeoiri, all TV and radio stations to transmit not less than 12.5 per cent of programmes in Irish.