No policy innovation from the opposition say Minister of Agriculture
The Agriculture Minister says there’s been little to no policy innovation from the opposition to date. It comes as the Government comfortably won a vote of confidence in the Dáil yesterday evening with TDs voting 85 to 66 in favour of the coalition. Independents Joe McHugh, Marc MacSharry, Cathal Berry,…
Government survives vote of confidence in Dáil
The Government comfortably won a vote of confidence in the Dáil yesterday evening. TDs voted 85 to 66 in favour of the coalition. Independents Joe McHugh, Marc MacSharry, Cathal Berry, Peter Fitzpatrick, Michael Lowry and Sean Canney voted with the Government. Deputies Marian Harkin and Thomas Pringle…
Government looks set to survive no confidence motion
A Donegal Sinn Fein TD is calling for local TDs to back the party’s Dáil motion of no-confidence in the Government. The Government looks set to survive the motion which takes place later today. Donegal TD Joe McHugh will support them from opposition, saying his issue is with…
Harkin to vote against Government in no confidence motion
Independent and Sligo Leitrim TD Marian Harkin says she will vote against the Government in the motion of no confidence this week. Meanwhile, the vote in the Government is being described as nothing more than a publicity stunt. That’s the view of Minister of State Peter Burke who…
Donegal TD’s resignation of party whip paves way for motion of no confidence in government
Sinn Fein will meet this morning to decide if they will go ahead or not with a vote of no-confidence in the coalition. Donegal TD Joe McHugh resigned the Fine Gael party whip earlier this week over the mica redress scheme, which caused the government to lose its majority.…