Mixed bag for north west following fish quota talks
A Donegal TD has described the latest talks on fish quotas in Brussels as a ‘mixed bag’ for the north west. Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Marine & Fisheries, Pat the Cope Gallagher says the 2017 fishing quotas agreed last night in Brussels reveal some sectors are loosing while others are…
Mixed bag for northwest after fisheries talks
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has described the outcome of fisheries talks which ended in Brussels this morning as positive. It has resulted in increases for the fishing of mackerel, blue whiting, herring and a number of other white fish species. However, there has been a reduction for haddock in the…
Fianna Fail TD wants more Gardai assigned to Donegal after graduation
A Donegal Dail deputy says he will be insisting when the next group of garda recruits graduate from Templemore that some of them are assigned to Donegal. Fianna Fail deputy Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher was speaking after discovering that of the 145 new gardai who graduated last month, none of…
Donegal TD welcomes commitment to review seasonal workers rights
A Donegal Dail deputy has welcomed a commitment from the Minister for Social Protection to start a review of the rights and entitlements of seasonal and part time workers for social welfare benefits. Fianna Fail TD Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher says the current regulations and criteria are impacting on the…
Donegal TD’s social welfare amendment for seasonal workers adopted
An amendment to the seasonal and part time workers social welfare entitlement brought forward by a Donegal TD has been adopted. The amendment from Fianna Fail deputy Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher was adopted in principal at the committee stage of the Social Welfare Bill 2016. He says that seasonal workers…
North west TD’s call for improvement in mental health budget & resources
Mental Health services in the north west came to the fore as part of a debate in Dail Eireann last night. TD’s debated a range of mental health issues in the Dail last night, including the mental health budget and the numbers of children waiting for services in the north…
X-ray services return to Donegal Community Hospital
The Health Service Executive have been commended by a Donegal Fianna Fail TD for getting the X-ray unit at Donegal Community Hospital back to full service. The X-ray unit at the hospital which broke down at the end of August is once again fully operational and open to the public…