DONEGAL Deputy Pearse Doherty TD has welcomed the commencement of legislation that aims to rebalance the duty of care and reduce insurance costs. The Donegal TD and Sinn Fein’s spokesperson on finance called on the insurance industry to respond to this reform by reducing insurance costs for consumers and businesses. Speaking today, Teachta Doherty said the […]
Donegal TDs call for Government to deliver for renters before Dáil breaks for summer
Sinn Féin TDs for Donegal, Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, have said the government must put in place a plan to give renters a break before the Dáil breaks for the summer. The Donegal TDs were speaking ahead of the party’s Dáil motion, to be debated today, that calls on government to introduce a […]
Motion on A5 road upgrade to come before the Dáil
SINN FÉIN has called on the government to honour its commitment to fund 50 per cent of the proposed upgrade to the A5 road. Speaking ahead of a Sinn Féin Dáil motion on the issue, Pearse Doherty TD said that the A5 upgrade is critical to prevent further lives from being lost, and to enhance […]
Passport delays are a huge issue for people this year again – Pearse Doherty TD
Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has warned about significant delays in issuing and renewing passports. His warning comes after Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Matt Carthy TD met with the passport office recently. Teachta Doherty said as we enter into the summer months, his office has seen a huge increase in numbers of people finding that passports are […]
Remedial work to begin on Lettermacaward health centre
Sinn Féin’s Donegal TD Pearse Doherty and Cllr Marie Therese Gallagher have received the news that Lettermacaward health centre is to reopen after remedial work is undertaken in the coming months. The news comes after they made representations to the HSE regarding the future of the health centre. The health centre was closed in November […]
‘Long overdue’ support for Donegal businesses welcomed
DONEGAL TD Pearse Doherty has welcomed the commitment given by the Minister for Enterprise that financial supports will be introduced for businesses using Liquefied Petroleum Gas and kerosene oil in the coming weeks. This week, the Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney confirmed that a scheme to provide support to these businesses will be introduced in […]
Plan to deal with unacceptable situation at LUH must begin now – Doherty
Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty called today for a multi-annual plan to expand hospital capacity and increase staff numbers at Letterkenny University Hospital. Deputy Doherty was speaking after figures where released to Sinn Féin Health spokesperson that showed more than 1,000 appointments were cancelled by LUH in the first four months of the year. […]
Call for mortgage support as interest rates set to rise
SINN Féin spokesperson on Finance and Donegal TD has again called on the Government to introduce targeted and temporary mortgage interest relief to support borrowers with rising interest costs. Donegal TD Pearse Doherty was speaking as the ECB are expected to raise interest rates today for the sixth time since July. Teachta Doherty said, “Today the […]
Policies must be introduced to stem the rise of investment scams and fraud – Doherty
The Government has been urged to take action to tackle investment scams and financial fraud. This comes as FraudSMART warns of the worrying rise in investment scams being carried out by fraudsters. Donegal TD Pearse Doherty highlighted the scams and said the latest warning by FraudSMART and the Banking and Payments Federation regarding a rise […]
Concerns the government’s cruel decision to lift eviction ban will increase homelessness
Donegal TD and Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance, Deputy Pearse Doherty, has said that the government’s cold and cruel decision to lift the eviction ban will drive more families into homelessness with nowhere to go. The Donegal TD challenged Tánaiste Micheál Martin on the Government’s decision in the Dáil. He raised a letter from a […]