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Greens and FF hammer out deal
13.06.07
Donegal North East's
three newly elected TDs watched closely last night
as the Green Party and Fianna Fáil agreed a
five-year draft programme for government.
The 90-page document will be put to a vote at a
special Green Party conference this afternoon and
will also be discussed by the Fianna Fáil
parliamentary party.
Donegal's only elected Green Party member, Cllr.
Neil Clarke of Letterkenny Town Council will travel
to the Mansion House in Dublin today to vote on the
proposals that would see the Green Party in power
for the first time in the history of the State. |
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Meanwhile, FF
negotiator, Minister Seamus Brennan said the draft
programme covered all major policy areas but did not
deal with the distribution of ministerial
portfolios.
He said these would be decided by Green Party leader
Trevor Sargent and Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern
at a later stage.
The winning of six seats brought the Green Party to
the negotiating table. |
Party leader Trevor
Sargent said he believed the roadblocks leading to
the collapse of talks last Friday had been cleared.
He also said it was recognised by the parties that
there would be a role for the two Progressive
Democrats deputies and for Independents in the
formation of the next Government.
The Donegal North East electorate including nearly
17,000 voters in Inishowen returned one Fine Gael
and two Fianna Fail deputies including Deputies Joe
McHugh, James McDaid and Niall Blaney respectively.
The three are now gearing up for the first sitting
of the 30th Dail.
Meanwhile, the Donegal South West constituency
returned the same TDs, namely Mary Coughlan and Pat
The Cope Gallagher for Fianna Fail and Deputy Dinny
McGinley for Fine Gael. |
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