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Fianna Fáil Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill, has called on the Government to ensure that funding will be provided for all children with hearing difficulties in need of cochlear implants. Fianna Fáil raised the issue during a special Dáil debate this week and called on the Government to follow through on its commitment to address the [...]

Donegal Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has hit out at the Environment Minister Phil Hogan for blocking essential Rural Development Funding (LEADER) for community and employment in Donegal and across rural Ireland. Raising the matter in the Seanad this week, the Fianna Fáil Senator said, “Local development companies such as the DLDC in Donegal, which administer [...]

Fianna Fail Seanad Agriculture Spokesperson Brian Ó Domhnaill has extended a warm invitation to all Donegal farmers to attend a Fianna Fáil National Conference on the future of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) in Dublin this Saturday.   The Conference will begin at 11.00am in the Red Cow Moran’s Hotel Dublin on Saturday 9th March.   [...]

Donegal Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has described the axing of the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Scheme as ‘yet another savage attack on people with disabilities’. Fianna Fáil has appealed to the Government to reverse what the party describes as a ‘scandalous cut’ that will result in a 20% reduction in income for up to [...]

Fianna Fáil  Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture Brian Ó Domhnaill has this week slammed the Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn at his plans to include Farm and Business assets in the means test for student grants.   The Donegal Senator has said that the leaked proposals from the Minister for Education could cost the children of [...]

Fianna Fáil  Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture Brian Ó Domhnaill has criticized the Minister for Agriculture, and the Government for pursuing the nonsensiele agenda to sell Coillte State Assets.   Moving an adjournment debate motion on the subject in the Seanad last night the Donegal Senator called on the Government to refrain from the sale of [...]

Fianna Fáil Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has accused the Environment Minister Phil Hogan of refusing to be straight with septic tank owners.   The Donegal Senator was speaking after Minister Hogan refused his appeal for an extension to the registration deadline until after the new inspection standards are published.   Senator Ó Domhnaill again appealed [...]

Fianna Fáil is stepping up its information campaign on septic tank registration this week with a series of information meetings across Co Donegal.   According to Donegal Seantor Brian Ó Domhnaill, there is still a lot of confusion about the impact of the Government’s new septic tank legislation and the aim of the meetings is [...]

Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture and Food, Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill, has said the horsemeat burgers controversy represents a major challenge for the Irish food sector and the response by the Department of Agriculture must be swift and decisive. Senator Ó Domhnaill stated that the controversy appears to look like misrepresentation and incompliance by [...]

Fianna Fáil Hold Septic Tank Community Information Meetings in Donegal     Fianna Fáil in Donegal are holding a series of information meetings across the County aimed at providing up to date information on the Septic Tank Legislation, Registration Process and Grant-Aid available.   These meetings are being organised to assist householders who have been [...]