MacSharry: People in south Donegal won’t accept the closure of more services
A Sligo Leitrim TD in the North West told says the people of south Donegal won’t accept the closure of Ballyshannon Fire Station. Marc MacSharry used last night’s discussion on fire services in the Dail to raise the present situation facing the fire services in south Donegal. A proposal to…
Taoiseach hits back at Fianna Fail for taking the moral highground on ‘standards’ in public office
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for an examination of the government’s advertising of the Ireland 2040 Plan that was launched in Sligo recently. It follows a call by Fianna Fail for the Standards in Public Office Commission to investigate if the publicity campaign for the plan has broken ethics rules.…
INHFA to host national public meeting in Sligo on fodder crisis
Sligo farmer Colm O Donnell, the national president of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association, is calling on the Minister for Agriculture to act swiftly in putting a fodder aid package in place. He says the situation is getting worse and is reaching a crisis on many farms. Mr…
Leas-Ceann Comhairle says TDs making phone calls in the Dail not a major issue
The Donegal TD who is leas-cathaoirleach of the Dail says he does not believe the use of mobile phones by deputies in the chamber to make and receive calls is a major issue. Fianna Fail Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher was responding to a query from Ocean FM News following…
Mortgage crisis: people and families should be priority, says MacSharry
A Sligo/Leitrim TD claims lenders have been given priority over people when it comes to dealing with the country’s mortgage crisis. Speaking in the Dail on the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Bill, which is going through the Dail at present, Deputy MacSharry said that during the financial crisis they constantly heard…
Case of Leitrim woman with Parkinson’s Disease raised in the Dail
The case of a County Leitrim woman has been discussed in the Dail to illustrate the problems in trying to ensure people can be cared for at home. Olivia Harte, a 41-year-old mother of two from Co Leitrim is struggling with Parkinsons Disease and has been in intensive care for…
New figures reveal how often TDs spoke in the Dail this year
Among the north west’s Dail deputies, one Donegal TD has the distinction of speaking the most during the past year while another Donegal TD spoke the least. An analysis by The Irish Times of all Dail speeches made this year shows Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty was on his feet the…