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Inishowen jobless hits 4,000
09.02.09
An extra 550 more
people signed on in Inishowen in January as
unemployment spirals to an "horrific" 4,000 in the
peninsula.
CSO figures released on Friday show that those
signing on for dole more than doubled in just one
year in Inishowen from 1,928 in January 2008 to more
than 3,951 in January 2009. Inishowen county
councillor, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn reiterated his
party's call for Tánaiste Mary Coughlan to urgently
convene a meeting of the social partners and
political parties in the county. |
He said they must
immediately agree a strategy for the economic
recovery of Donegal.
“We cannot just stand by any longer and abandon
one-in-three workers in Inishowen and one-in-four
workers across this county to unemployment.
"We have to give hope. We have to send a message out
loud and clear that this county and its people can
and will turn this economic disaster around," said
Cllr MacLochlainn.
“Along with Senator Pearse Doherty, I am stating
very clearly that the |
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Sinn Féin party in
Inishowen and Donegal are willing to give leadership
and play our part in a collective effort with the
other political parties, business organisations and
trade unions."
He said the collective effort would also have to
involve farming organisations, community development
groups, local authorities, educational institutions
and state agencies in a bid "to tackle this crisis
head on".
"The Tánaiste now needs to finally declare her
intentions. That is the least that the people of
this county deserve," added the Buncrana-based
councillor. |
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