“I never liked the confidence and supply agreement” – McHugh
The Education Minister claims he never liked the confidence and supply agreement that bound Fianna Fail and Fine Gael together in the last government. As a former chief whip, Donegal TD Joe McHugh believes the confidence and supply agreement never supplied the kind of scrutiny of the opposition that was…
MacSharry: FF should pull out of agreement over post office closures
A Fianna Fail TD in Sligo/Leitrim says he fears that more post offices could close in the region. 21 post offices in the Norhwest have already been earmarked for closure; 13 in Donegal, 4 in Sligo and 4 in Leitrim. A number of public meetings have already taken place across…
Minister Creed: Public needs to have confidence in government’s mandate
The Minister for Agriculture says there is an ‘anxiety’ in the current government to have the confidence and supply agreement renewed. It comes as a spat has broken out between the two parties with speculation that some Fine Gael Ministers want an election. Minister Michael Creed says talks between the…