Donegal’s Pearse Doherty calls for construction sites, factories and call centres to close
A Donegal TD has joined calls made to the government today for the closure of all building sites and for construction workers to return home. The Unite Trade Union has written to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar calling for all building sites in Ireland to close immediately. Its members are extremely concerned…
Two north west TDs among those in Independent group in the Dail
Two north west Independent TDs are among a group that has now secured speaking rights in the Dail. Sligo/Leitrim TD Marian Harkin and Donegal TD Thomas Pringle are members of the group, as well as Roscommon/Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice, Catherine Connolly from Galway West, Michael McNamara from Clare and Joan…
Someone in the public sector will have to be held responsible for the Dáil printer controversy – Marc MacSharry
A TD for Sligo, Leitrim and South Donegal says someone in the public sector will have to be held responsible for the Dáil printer controversy. This morning it was revealed the entire cost of work done while buying and installing a new printer in the Oireachtas was more than 1.8…
“Need change approach to forestry if Ireland to meet 18% target 2050” – Fianna Fáil TD Marc Mac Sharry
Ireland needs to diversify our programme for forestry and increase community engagement if we are to meet the 2050 forestry target. That’s according Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-Leitrim Marc Mac Sharry Speaking on the issue in the Dáil Deputy Mac Sharry says, “we need to see a change approach to…
National Federation of Pensioner’s Association from the north west to attend demonstration outside the Dail.
It’s expected that a large number of representatives from the National Federation of Pensioner’s Association from across the north west will attend a demonstration today outside the Dail. The Group are protesting as they seek arbitration or representation for older people. The group have also called for a commissioner to…
Calls made to the Government to reverse the decision to the Rehabilitative Training Allowance for new entrants.
Calls have been made once again on the Government to reverse the decision to the Rehabilitative Training Allowance for new entrants Sligo Leitrim Fianna Fail TD Eamon Scanlon first raised the matter back in July, questioned the Taoiseach in the Dáil and claims that targeting some of the most vulnerable…
Two Donegal TD’s denied full allowance over attendance
Two Donegal TD’s have been denied full allowance overattendance. The TDs did not attend Dáil for the required minimum of days last year. Overall eight members of the Oireachtas were denied the full amount of one of their annual allowances last year because of their attendance record at Leinster House.…