Donegal TD calls for dual pricing in insurance to be made illegal
A Donegal TD is calling for the practice of dual pricing in insurance to be made illegal. Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Finance, TD Pearse Doherty, says the practice has already been made illegal in 17 American States. It involves insurance companies using studies that delve into customers behavioral attitudes, such…
Two Donegal TD’s denied full allowance over attendance
Two Donegal TD’s have been denied full allowance overattendance. The TDs did not attend Dáil for the required minimum of days last year. Overall eight members of the Oireachtas were denied the full amount of one of their annual allowances last year because of their attendance record at Leinster House.…
Doherty hits out over lack of clarity about Donegal community hospitals
A Donegal TD says that because the HSE has still not received formal approval for redevelopment work at two community hospitals in the county, hundred of thousands of euro will now be spent on carrying out minor refurbishments. Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty says the long-awaited work is now badly…
Donegal TD says there’s still no real accountability for the tracker mortgage scandal
A Donegal TD says there’s still no real accountability for the tracker mortgage scandal. That’s despite the Central Bank having fined Permanent TSB €21m. The Central Bank said the lender’s failure to put its customers first resulted in “distressing and in some instances devastating consequences” for some of its tracker…
Call for natural disasters procedures following Donegal gorse fire
There is calls for the Taoiseach and Minister with Responsibility for Defence to outline the procedures in place in the event of future natural disasters following a gorse fire in Donegal. Last month firefighters and locals fought a huge wildfire which scorched hundreds of acres of land in the west…
Donegal will be ‘hit worst’ by Brexit
Brexit will impact on Donegal more than any other county in Ireland. That’s according to Donegal Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty who says the Government has failed to provide additional supports to the county as part of Brexit legalisation. He says the county has been left woefully unprepared for the…
Businesses being hit with ‘spiralling’ insurance costs
A Donegal TD is hitting out at the Government for what he describes as its failure to tackle spiralling insurance costs. Speaking in the Dail, Sinn Fein Deputy Pearse Doherty sharply criticised the Government for not implementing measures to help solve the growing problem of rising insurance premiums. The party’s…