Donegal TD’s resignation of party whip paves way for motion of no confidence in government
Sinn Fein will meet this morning to decide if they will go ahead or not with a vote of no-confidence in the coalition. Donegal TD Joe McHugh resigned the Fine Gael party whip earlier this week over the mica redress scheme, which caused the government to lose its majority.…
Donegal TD says he had to vote against the redress scheme
A Donegal TD say he had no choice but to vote against the Defective Block redress scheme in the Dáil last night. The Government lost its Dáil majority as a result of the actions taken by Deputy Joe McHugh who surrendered the party whip after have voted against the…
Government loose Dáil majority as Joe McHugh resigns Party Whip
The Government lost its Dáil majority last night. Donegal TD Joe McHugh resigned the Fine Gael whip after voting against the Mica redress scheme. While it means the Government has no technical majority, it believes with support from the Deputy McHugh, two suspended Green Party TDs and some…