A Donegal TD has claimed that when it comes to restarting the economy a regional plan will be necessary as opposed to a national one which fails to take into account that some counties have been more negatively affected by Covid-19 compared that others.
The Sinn Fein Spokesperson on finance, Pearse Doherty has made the comments in the aftermath of the latest social welfare figures which show that 22,500 people are now availing of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in the Donegal almost 50% of the total workforce in the county.
The figure is the highest percentage of workers, per capita, of any county, receiving the payment.
Deputy Doherty says a lack of investment by successive governments has contributed to this figure:
The Sinn Fein TD has added a further warning by saying that with some many people employed in the hospitality sector in the County, the figures are unlikely to change anytime soon:
