Cross-border visa waiver requirement ‘unworkable’, insists Pringle
A Donegal TD says people who are not Irish or British citizens will now have to get a visa waiver to enable them to cross the border in Ireland. It’s after MPs at Westminster voted last night to reinstate the requirement for a US-style visa waiver for non-Irish EU citizens…
Pringle: People with disabilities still affected by stoppage of mobility schemes
A Donegal TD says people with disabilities continue to be affected because of no replacement for mobility allowance schemes that have been stopped for years. The Motorised Transport Grant and Mobility Allowance schemes were closed in 2013 after the Ombudsman questioned the schemes’ legal status in the context of the…
Govt. plans for overhaul of planning laws a ‘nonsensical distraction’, says Donegal TD
A Donegal TD has described plans by the government for what is being described as a major overhaul of planning laws as a ‘nonsensical distraction’. The Irish Independent reports this morning the aim of the overhaul is to reduce legal red tape and speed up the delivery of much-needed new…
Mica scheme: Pringle says those affected ‘will not be hoodwinked’
7,500 thousand mica-affected homes will be repaired or rebuilt under a new redress scheme approved today. The 100 per cent redress scheme is capped at 420 thousand euro and will include expenses for rent and storage costs. The cost of a rebuild will be calculated based on 145 euro per…
Not enough gardai in Donegal, Pringle tells Dail
Independent TD for Donegal Thomas Pringle has called on the Government to ensure that deployment of Gardaí to the county is fair and proportionate. He said Donegal is three times the size, in terms of population, to the likes of Longford yet he feels his native county has a lesser…
Pringle says property tax changes are about revenue generation
A Donegal TD has today described the changes to the local property tax as a way of raising revenue by the government. Homes built since 2013 will no longer be exempt from the annual charge. A new valuation system is also going to be introduced, meaning some homeowner’s bills will…
Pringle welcomes move to give vote to those over 16
16-year olds in the north west could soon be eligible to vote. A government minister has confirmed he will explore every avenue to give people over the age of 16 the right to vote in some elections. The Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage,…