Government accused of reneging on mental health promises
The government has been accused by a Donegal TD of reneging on it’s promise to increase the mental health budget. Fianna Fail deputy Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher says €35 million was promised to mental health servies in this year’s budget but only €15 million will be spent. Deputy Gallagher says…
North West MEP says there’s no resolution in sight to the dairy crisis
A North West MEP says there is no resolution in sight at a european level to the dairy crisis. Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy is a member of the Agriculture Committee in the european parliament. He’s accusing the Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan of not being up to the task of…
Sinn Fein TD rejects claims of abuse of Dail privilege
A Sinn Fein TD in Leitrim has rejected claims by the Garda Representative Association that he abused Dail privilege in making allegations about the force in Leitrim yesterday. Martin Kenny says he makes no apology for revealing allegations of malpractice in the force in county Leitrim in the Dail. These…
GRA says proper procedures need to be followed on allegations of Garda malpractice
A representative for the Garda Representative Association in the north west says there has to be confidence in the system set up to investigate Garda malpractice. Sligo-based Garda and GRA spokesperson in Sligo Leitrim Ray Whims says that there is a procedure in place for reporting whistleblower claims. He has…