Employment, crime, third-level education, broadband connectivity and the flooding crisis have dominated the second of Clare FM's live election debates.
Mary Howard, Michael McDonagh, Michael McNamara, Ann Norton and Fergal Smith have been debating the issues ahead of polling day on February 26th.
As today's deadline to register on the supplementary register fast approaches, Clare's candidates have been debating some of the issues affecting people in this county.
Five candidates took part in the second of Clare Fm's live election debates on today's edition of Morning Focus, with employment to the fore of the issues discussed.
Calls were made for the IDA to be brought to task over what was dismissed as the low number of visits to Clare by investors in the past year.
Fianna Fáil's Michael McDonagh says negotiations will be needed to provide solutions to the high level of unemployment here.
Fine Gael's Mary Howard spoke of her optimism that the IDA will turn away from cities and to the regions in the years ahead.
The Ennis Councillor is insisting that cities are now over capacity, providing the ideal opportunity for Clare.
On the issue of flooding all candidates were in agreement that more needs to be done to protect flood prone areas of the county.
Independent Ann Norton believes the current Government has failed to take the issue seriously.
