• Independent TD for Donegal
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Contracts, Health Services, Covid-19 Pandemic, Defective Building Materials, Departmental Correspondence

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Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

“I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024. I condemn the way this Government has treated legislation and the legislative process throughout its time in Government. At the Business Committee last week I highlighted that neither the Bill nor pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill were published despite the fact it was due for debate this week....”

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

“I am thankful for the opportunity to speak on the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024. The State has repeatedly let down survivors of residential institutional abuse and this legislation is yet another example. It is interesting that this legislation is being put forward by the Department of Education. We had the Department of children previously. It...”

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

“I express my solidarity with the Minister and her family. It is an appalling situation and should not continue anywhere. Although I am against the introduction of the European migration and asylum pact, it is not for the reasons the Rural Independent Group outlined in the motion, so I will not support that motion. The Government will probably bring forward an amendment, which I will be...”

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• Has spoken in 126 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 408 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 3 comments on this TD's speeches — well above average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 82 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Thomas Pringle speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1102 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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