Donegal TD calls on Revenue to change its rent tax credit policy
A Donegal TD is calling on Revenue to change its policy on using the rent tax credit to pay off tax bills. It’s emerged some renters have had their 500 payment withheld – in order to pay off liabilities accrued as a result of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme in…
Sinn Féin remain most popular party according to latest poll
Sinn Féin remains the most popular party in the country according to the latest Red C / Sunday Business Post poll. The poll shows Mary Lou McDonald’s party out in front on 31 per cent. However, just 36 per cent believe the main opposition party could make serious headway on…
Donegal TD seeks accountability for Minister of State’s actions
A Donegal Sinn Féin TD has called for Deputy Niall Collins to be held to account following an alleged property purchase. The Fianna Fáil Minister has responded to a series of stories published by The Ditch, which claim his wife purchased property sold by Limerick County Council. In a statement,…
Vacant housing issue in Donegal raised in the Dáil
The vacant housing situation in Donegal has been described as a shocking failure by the government. That’s according to Donegal Sinn Féin TD Padraig MacLochlainn, who was speaking in the Dáil on a motion on vacant housing. Deputy MacLochlainn also raised the issue of a vacant homes officer in Donegal,…
Local councillor concerned about potential log cabin housing plan
A Leitrim Councillor says the suggestion from the Rural Independents Group which calls for log cabins to be exempt from planning permission is fundamentally flawed. The call was put forward in an attempt to help ease the housing crisis with Deputy Mattie McGrath, claiming cabins could be used as a…
Sinn Féin TD’s tweet branded “utterly pathetic”
Senior members of the Government are calling on Sinn Féin’s Housing Spokesperson to apologise to Gardaí. It’s after Deputy Eoin Ó Broin tweeted a picture of current members of the force super-imposed onto a caricature painting of a famine eviction. In it, Gardaí are seen standing over a person on…
Local TD says there is now support for a General Election
A Sligo-Leitrim TD believes that there is an appetite for a General Election should the Government not survive todays motion of no confidence in the Dáil. The Labour Party has tabled today’s challenge due to concerns in relation to the housing crisis, however the Governments chances of survival seem…