A FRUSTRATED Tory Island resident is calling on the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to come to the island to see for himself the urgent need for a new ferry.
Islanders have long-awaited a promised ferry and pier project for seven years, but it has not come to fruition.
Last month, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Finance, Deputy Pearse Doherty, questioned the failure to deliver the promised new ferry to service Tory island.
The community of Tory Island have long been waiting on a planned pier project and new ferry.
In correspondence to the Donegal News, islander John Paul Rodgers voiced his frustration on behalf of islanders on the lack of progress, and called for a “public, town-hall style of meeting” with Minister Dara Calleary.
“I’m writing as a concerned Islander to highlight the unacceptable stagnation of the ferry and pier project promised in 2018—and to formally call for Minister Dara Calleary to travel to Tory island aboard the Queen of Aran and meet directly with the island community in a public, town hall-style setting,” Mr Rodgers wrote.
“Closed-door meetings with select ‘representatives’ are not enough. The people of Tory Island have waited seven years for delivery on a promise backed by public vote and ministerial commitment.
“Let the Minister face the same journey. Let him see the pier. Let him listen to the community directly.
“Anything less is just another delay.”
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