Snapshot poll: What the public say
‘Letting too many people into the country and [we] cannot house our own people — wrong direction’
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.
‘Letting too many people into the country and [we] cannot house our own people — wrong direction’
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
Voters have negative view of Coalition performance on immigration and housing
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
Almost nine out of 10 voters (88 per cent) who mention housing have a negative view of the Government’s efforts.
Majority make negative comments about changeover in Taoiseach’s office, with just 35% positive
Recent referendums have been the main focus of the public’s attention this last month as housing and immigration slip into second and third place
Participants in snapshot poll unimpressed by how Coalition handled campaign on Family and Care referendums
Continuing prominence of immigration in Snapshot survey comes after moves to discourage both Ukrainian refugees and people seeking asylum from coming to Ireland
Issues such as healthcare, climate change and the war in Gaza draw little interest despite extensive media coverage
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Housing ranks next as a concerning problem, at 19%, with taxes and social policies each at 4%
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