67% Of Young People Say Politicians Do Not Consider Policies Impact On Them

The survey was carried out for the National Youth Council's general election manifesto.

The National Youth Council of Ireland, along with students in TUS Athlone wants young people to be taken seriously by the next government. 

It forms part of its general election manifesto, which calls for the voting age to be dropped to 16, and a restoration of youth work funding to pre-austerity levels.

67 per cent of those surveyed by the council believe politicians don't fully consider how policies affect young people. 

These students in TUS Athlone couldn't agree more:

Kathryn Wilton from NCYI says teenagers want to get involved in politics, but it's the politicians stopping them:

The Electoral Commission says a "significant wave" of people have registered and updated their details ahead of the vote on the 29th of November.

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