Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In reality, we do not know what other groups were stopped from canvassing against the previous Government because we have not asked the right questions to get the Tánaiste to answer them and there have not been leaks in relation to the documents given to them. In reality, in 2019, Fine Gael got 20 extra councillors in the local elections and one extra MEP in the European elections.

What the Tánaiste did actually paid off and the NAGP did not campaign against him. To my mind, that is where the pay off came. I believe it is no coincidence that these leaks happened in April and the local elections happened in May. To me, it is no coincidence.

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