Minister for Agriculture urged to include retailer representatives in beef talks
Calls have been made on the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to immediately reconvene talks to address the continuing beef crisis. Farmers including those from the north west have been involved in Protests over prices outside various meat factories over the past two weeks. The Fianna Fáil spokesperson for Agriculture…
Donegal TD criticises Phil Hogan for handling of Mercosur Deal
A Donegal Fianna Fáil TD says farmers will be disappointed to see Phil Hogan returned for a second term as EU Commissioner. It’s expected cabinet ministers will approve the re-appointment of Mr Hogan to the European job. He’s likely to seek a bigger portfolio like trade, having spent the last…
Annual funding required for Donegal special needs providers
A Donegal TD is calling for annual funding to be given to two organisations in the county that provides services for those with special needs and autism. Fianna Fail Deputy Charlie McConalogue says the ICare and the Bluestack Foundation provide exceptional support and activities for children and families across…
Time to end two-tier pay for school secretaries
A Donegal TD has claimed there’s a two-tier pay system in existence for school secretaries Fianna Fáil Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue says this has resulted in many school secretaries in the north west not employed by the Department of Education receiving less wages and poorer terms and conditions than those…
Government accused of failing to attract business to Donegal
The government and the IDA are being accused of failing to attract new business to county Donegal. There has been only three new IDA investments in the county over the last 10 years. The number of people employed in IDA client companies in Co. Donegal was 3,389 at the end…
Calls for Coastguard to have same status as emergency services
A Donegal TD says giving the Coast Guard the same legal standing as organisations such as An Garda Siochana, the ambulance service and the fire service, would make it easier to get badly needed funding. Charlie McConalogue says a new Bill from Fianna Fail would place the Coast Guard on…
Donegal TD criticises Housing Minister for not publishing TPS report
A Donegal TD has once again criticised the Housing Minister for failing to publish a report on the Tenant Purchase Scheme. The scheme allows council tenants to enter into an agreement with their local authority to purchase their home. The scheme was reintroduced in 2016, but there have been issues…