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Thomas Pringle TD
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- Independent TD for Donegal
- Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
- Email me whenever Thomas Pringle speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record
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Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Contracts, Health Services, Covid-19 Pandemic, Defective Building Materials, Departmental Correspondence
(based on written questions asked by Thomas Pringle and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jul 2024)
“Beidh mé ag roinnt ama le mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Connolly. Níl Gaeilge mhaith agam mar sin ba mhaith liom Béarla a labhairt. I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I support the legislation and its intention to amend an tAcht um Údarás na Gaeltachta, 1979 to change the current nomination and selection process governing the appointment...”
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jul 2024)
“Publication by The Ditch of the Attorney General's advice on defective blocks is doing citizens some service. The issue was caused by previous governments moving to self-certification of building materials rather than the State enforcing quality on them. Does the Tánaiste agree with the Attorney General's advice that the terms of the scheme will affect the number of applicants? Does...”
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jul 2024)
“You still have not-----”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 140 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
- Has received answers to 438 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") 1129 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 11 Mar 2015. More about the Register