• 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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Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2024)

“I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the Bill. Although I completely disagree with the overall model of care for nursing homes and residential homes for people with disabilities in Ireland, I recognise that this legislation is important in the context of the current model that we have in place. The recent significant increase in the number of nursing homes in private ownership...”

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 May 2024)

“On 28 November 2022, Judge Geoffrey Shannon informed survivors of child sexual abuse that he had submitted his report to the board of St. John Ambulance Ireland. In February, I raised the fact that it had been nearly a year since the publication of the damning report but that survivors were still waiting on St. John Ambulance to implement the recommendations. Today, survivors are still...”

Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024)

“The healthcare system in this country is on its knees and needs a complete overhaul if we are serious about delivering universal healthcare. Waiting lists are constantly breaking record highs and access to sufficient healthcare is becoming increasingly difficult. Last month, Letterkenny hospital broke another record: the longest ever waiting list for beds. Some 594 patients were...”

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• Has spoken in 134 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 419 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") 1114 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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