Donegal TD calls for specific action to be taken to address north west passports backlog
A Donegal TD has reiterated his calls for a focus to clear the massive backlog of passport applications in the North West. It’s after news that contact tracers working from HSE offices in Limerick will now switch to passport duties with the Department of Foreign Affairs. 195 thousand…
Donegal TD outlines reasons behind his decision not to contest General Election
Donegal TD and Former Education Minister Joe McHugh says he will not run for the Dáil in the next general election. During his two year term in Cabinet as a senior Minister, he oversaw the first cancellation of in-person Leaving Cert exams because of the Covid-19 pandemic, which…
Donegal TD claims there will be no change on the sale of turf without government approval
A Donegal TD says there will be no change to the way turf is sold or distributed without approval being provided by the cabinet and TD’s Fine Gael Deputy Joe McHugh voted against the Sinn Fein motion this week calling for the ban on the commercial sales of turf…
Government will re-examine Mica funding
A Fine Gael TD says that the 60 million euro fund earmarked to address the Mica and Pyrite crisis will be revisited by the government. Donegal TD Joe McHugh says an extra 20 million has been allocated to the existing baseline amount to address the crisis which is impacting…
TD’s demand full redress for those impacted by Mica
A Donegal TD is warning that nothing less than a full 100% redress scheme is needed for those whose homes have been impacted by the Mica condition. Several Fine Gael TDs will back calls for a 100 percent mica redress scheme when they meet the Tánaiste this afternoon. …
Indoor dining legislation must be given a chance
A Donegal TD says the new legislation in relation to indoor dining will have to be afforded time to work. The Dáil has passed the legislation allowing indoor dining for fully vaccinated people or those who’ve recovered from Covid, and it will now go to the Seanad. …
McHugh says mica homeowners need clarity
A Donegal TD says that homeowners impacted by Mica or Pyrite will be looking for a decisive plan of action to emerge from a meeting between the Taoiseach and State Attorney General which is scheduled to take place this week. Michael Martin and Paul Gallagher are to…