Policy proposals on how to improve the quality of life in Dublin and other urban areas will feature prominently during the second full day of general election campaign led by political parties.

Sinn Féin, Fianna FailTHE social democrats and the Labor Party are all on the electoral campaign trail in the capital.

Mary Lou McDonaldTHE Sinn Féin The leader is expected to attend a “Save Moore Street” rally before heading to a Remembrance Sunday service at St Patrick’s Cathedral and canvassing elsewhere in Dublin.

Fianna Fáil launches policy document on ‘Support for Urban Committees’ with proposals to improve the lives of people living, working and visiting Irish cities.

The Social Democrats will present their plan to “restore and revive” Dublin, with Dublin Central candidate Gary Gannon and former TD Róisín Shortall leading the charge.

Labor Party leader Ivana Bacik will host an event in the capital to unveil her party’s candidates.

Meanwhile, Taoiseach Simon Harris will travel around Cork, Limerick, Galway and Athlone as he seeks to drum up support for his party, Fine Gael.

And the leader of Fianna Fáil Michael Martin will campaign in Tipperary.

Much of Saturday’s debate focused on support for businesses.

Fine Gael has pledged to reduce the VAT rate for hotel sector to 11 percent just weeks after no rate changes were implemented in the budget.

The rate had previously been reduced to 9 percent to support these businesses during the pandemic before being restored to 13.5 percent.

Tánaiste Michael Martin said his party was ruling out “nothing” in terms of supporting a VAT change. However, he said what was needed was a wholesale review of tax rates for all businesses as the Good Gael This proposal could lead to an increase in energy costs.

Sinn Féinthe finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty called Fine Gael’s proposals “half-baked” and “laughable”, given that he had “only last week rejected Sinn Féin’s proposal to cut VAT for the hospitality sector – ‘excluding hotels – at 9 percent’.