Monday 3rd Feb Election news
In today’s election news; Independent candidate for Donegal, Thomas Pringle has called for immediate action to respond to the climate crisis and says that the responsibility to act and pay must not be dumped on ordinary people. Deputy Pringle says corporations and big business that have pursued growth for…
No disability access to 16 polling stations in Donegal
A Donegal general election candidate is calling for all polling stations to be accessible to people with disabilities. Independent Thomas Pringle says inaccessible polling stations are a barrier for people with disabilities who want to exercise their right to vote, which, he insists, is fundamental to democracy. He says it’s…
Local TD says government failing women on healthcare
A local TD is criticising the governments ‘failure’ to provide adequate healthcare for women in Donegal. Independent Deputy and general election candidate, Thomas Pringle, claims that Gynaecology services in Letterkenny University Hospital are currently undergoing scrutiny due to concerns over the diagnosis of patients. Deputy Pringle says it’s important that…
Sligo and Donegal voters automatically added to register
Voters in Sligo and Donegal that registered between the 7th of May and the 25th of November 2019 will be automatically included on the Supplementary Register of Electors. Concerns were raised recently by Donegal Independent TD, Thomas Pringle, that those people would not be eligible to vote in the general…
Dail pass Donegal TD’s motion calling for access to personal assistance for people with disabilities to be a ‘right’
A motion has been passed in the Dail calling for access to a personal assistance for people with disabilities to be made a right. The motion, submitted by Independent Donegal TD Thomas Pringle, received unanimous support in the chamber. He highlighted the fact that access to a personal assistant for…
Donegal TD challenges tech giants over ‘their failure’ to protect users
A Donegal TD is challenging tech giants over what he says is their failure to protect users from harassment by online posts. Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle, who was recently appointed to the Dail Committee on Justice and Equality says its a contradiction when Facebook claims to a published when it…
Donegal TD describes tech giants treatment of outsourced workers as ‘appalling’
A Donegal TD has described the way in which tech giants such as Facebook pay their outsourced workers as ‘appalling.’ Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle says that in Ireland, content moderators earn between €25,000 and €30,000 per year compared to an average Facebook wage of €154,000 in Dublin. But he says…