Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Deputy Carey has told us that the Government is too preoccupied to even set a date for a by-election in Donegal South-West. I do not know with what it is preoccupied but it is not with addressing the unemployment reality facing County Donegal where 15,000 people were unemployed in December 2008 and that number rose to more than 20,000 in December 2009. Will the Taoiseach move the writ for the by-election in Donegal South-West? Will he further take notice that if he is not prepared to do so within a reasonable period, I have no doubt the Opposition certainly will do so?

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