Sinn Fein manifesto at-a-glance

Good Friday Agreement

Favours the Agreement and is determined to see its potential realised

Pledges to continue to demonstrate leadership and determination and meet the challenges ahead

Policing

Wants the RUC disbanded and Special Branch removed

Believes the Patten report must be implemented in full as a threshhold from which a new police force could develop

Calls for plastic bullets to be banned

Wants the removal of repressive legislation

Believes the NI secretary and chief constable have too much power over policing

Representation

Will continue to lobby for facilities at Westminster

Is not prepared to pledge allegiance to British royalty to sit in parliament

Equality

Wants the establishment of a fully-resourced Department of Equality in line with the rest of Ireland

Believes workspace and workplaces should be governed by the principle of neutrality

Wants public bodies such as the BBC, Translink and universities to be compelled to comply with the equality legislation

Would like an overhaul of the Civil Service

Will campaign for an end to discrimination in employment on sectarian and racist grounds

Education

Wants the 11-Plus and tuition fees to be abolished

Supports an increase in pre-school provision

Would like continued development of Irish-medium education

Wants more focussed support for special educational needs

Health

Is committed to an all-Ireland health service to harmonise and maximise resources

Supports an acute hospital services review and a cardiac services review

Wants a two-week out-patient appointment target in cases of suspected breast cancer

Farming

Supports early retirement schemes for farmers

Wants the development of a food safety strategy

Would like an environmentally sensitive programme for the development of forestry and fisheries

Environment

Is working for a complete review of planning services

Wants an audit of all existing mobile telephone base stations and antennae

Wants an all-Ireland Zero-Waste Agency

Will work for the closure of Sellafield and an end to nuclear dumping in the Irish Sea

Arts and Culture

Would like St Patrick's Day designated an all-Ireland public holiday

Wants support for the right to use Irish in elected chambers

Believes in centralising and promoting Gaelic games and the Irish language in tourism

Other

Wants measures to achieve sexual equality in political life and public appointments

Would like all asylum seekers who arrived who arrived in Ireland before 1 January 2001 to be granted an amnesty

Wants a specialist Homeless Forum to advise on the problem