Donegal TD accuses Finance Minister of prioritising Landlords
A Donegal TD has accused the Finance Minister of prioritising the interests of landlords over the needs of renters and mortgage holders. An FOI by the party found Michael McGrath was warned by officials in his Department not to introduce a tax break for landlords in the Budget. …
Dáil hears how the sight of ambulances backing up at LUH is a regular occurrence
The Dáil has heard how the sight of ambulances backed up at Letterkenny university Hospital while their crews, and patients wait for space inside the facility is becoming an all too familiar sight. Donegal Deputies Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn raised the plight of the hospital with the…
More Government support needed for An Garda Síochána
Calls were made in the Dáil today for the Government to step in to support An Garda Síochána amid their ongoing crisis. Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty said that communities do not feel as safe as they once did, with crime currently on the rise in Ireland. Deputy Doherty said…
Donegal TD calls for intervention to prevent strike action by childcare service providers
The Government has come under fire over what’s been described as a lack of funding given to childcare services in the North West and elsewhere. Many providers plan to close their doors next week for three days as part of strike action while a protest is also due to…
Donegal TD urges government to introduce temporary mortgage interest relief
Ahead of the new Dáil term getting underway tomorrow a Donegal TD has urged the government to support proposals looking to introduce temporary mortgage interest relief for struggling homeowners. Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance, Pearse Doherty TD, says the government cannot continue to sit on their hands while…
Donegal TD Says RTE are still in ‘covering mode’
RTÉ is still in covering mode, according to a Donegal TD. Pearse Doherty says nobody is satisfied with the statement issued by the state broadcaster yesterday, which said the former director general Dee Forbes was the only member of the Executive Board, who had all the information to know…
Donegal TD calls for greater protection for mortgage holders and home owners
A Donegal Sinn Féin TD has called on the Minister for Finance to intervene to ensure that mortgage holder loans are not being held by vulture funds and assist with mortgage arears. Deputy Pearse Doherty says interventions have previously taken place in other sectors such as hospitality and energy…