Donegal TD warns infrastructure deficits have held county back for decades

Donegal TD Charles Ward has warned that long‑standing infrastructure deficits have held the county back for decades.

Ward, a deputy for the 100 % Redress Party, said Donegal still has no rail network and is “completely forgotten about and neglected” when it comes to public transport and essential services. He highlighted a lack of gas connections, unreliable broadband, and poor road, electricity and water infrastructure as evidence that the county is constantly left behind in investment and development.

The TD added that many residents rely heavily on buses, yet main routes remain poorly connected and insufficient to meet demand. He claimed the Government is reducing services while proposing a higher price for a reduced service, and urged that the planned average 15 % increase in public transport fares next year should not go ahead.

Ward said he has been contacted by numerous people who have been stranded on the side of the road for hours because buses failed to arrive, were overcrowded, or lacked wheelchair facilities, describing the situation as “completely unacceptable”.

Source: Donegal Daily. Photo: Neil Harrington Photography / Pexels.