Donegal County Council is calling for additional resources to be allocated to the North Donegal Money Advice Budgeting Service.
The North Donegal service has an average waiting time of 20 weeks, the longest in the country and five times the state average of four weeks.
North Donegal MABS also has the highest number of people awaiting their first appointment at 160.
In contrast, waiting time in South Donegal is 6 weeks, with four people on the waiting list.
The issue was raised at this weeks County Council meeting by SF Cllr Mick Quinn:
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