Donegal TD involved in heated row in the Dáil over Roscommon eviction
Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has hit out at the government after a video showed security men forcibly evicting a family from a property in Co Roscommon. A massive row has broken out in the Dáil over the assault at a house repossession near Strokestown. During a raid on…
Donegal TD says party informed Theresa May there will be no backstop concessions
Donegal Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty, says the party told British Prime Minister Theresa May in a phone call last night the protections in the Brexit backstop are non-negotiable: Theresa May visits Dublin later as part of a bid to get more Brexit concessions. The British Prime Minister is meeting…
Patients in Letterkenny waiting over a year for outpatient appointments
There has been a 25% increase in the number of patients waiting for over a year and a half to receive outpatient treatment at Letterkenny University Hospital. The figures, which are for the month of July, show that that numbers waiting in excess of 18 months to see a consultant…
A Donegal TD accuses Taoiseach of sitting on his ivory tower
A Donegal TD has accused the Taoiseach of making financial decisions from ivory towers. The comments came from Sinn Fein Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty after the Finance Minister announced the government won’t spend the full fiscal space available in the budget. Leo Varadkar hit back saying Sinn Féin’s policies would…
Doherty’s financial products bill passes final stages
A Donegal TD’s bill means complaints about financial products that are more than six years old can now be dealt with by the Financial Services Ombudsman. The Bill, from Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty, passed the final stage in the Dail yesterday evening. Up to now, the Ombudsman could not…
Sinn Fein deputy says North West families fearful about taking on banks
A Donegal TD says families in mortgage arrears are afraid to take on the banks because they have no government protection. Pearse Doherty was speaking after receiving figures from the Central Bank showed that five families a day are losing their home in Ireland. He’s accused the government of allowing…
Ordinary taxpayers paying for ‘gold plated’ pensions according to Donegal TD
A Donegal TD says ordinary taxpayers who may not have pensions themselves are helping to pay for so-called ‘gold-plated’ pensions and pay-offs for retiring public servants. Last year, the number receiving lump-sum pay-offs over €200,000 jumped by 3% to more than 900. Lump sums below €200,000 are tax free. Figures…