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Pringle: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael campaign promises don’t match up to government record
- Updated: 22nd November 2024
Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, said he is seeing at the doors people’s frustration with the empty promises of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates.
Deputy Pringle said: “I am hearing real frustration at the doors from people who are seeing campaign promises from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates that don’t match up to their government record these past years.
“It sometimes sounds like government party candidates have just landed in Ireland and suddenly have manifestos with solutions to all the problems that their own government decisions have caused. It’s no wonder people are frustrated.
“Where have these solutions been since 2020?
“I saw the Taoiseach, Simon Harris, has committed to scrapping the means test for the Carer’s Allowance. Where was he two weeks ago when a motion to do just that came before the Dáil? And that wasn’t the first time the issue had come before the Dáil during this past term.
“It’s the same with defective blocks. Affected homeowners have been telling Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for years what needs to be done to provide proper 100% redress. The People’s Document that campaigners presented earlier this year sets out the steps that need to be taken for a proper 100% redress scheme and steps to ensure this is not allowed to happen again.
“The redress scheme is still not fit for purpose, yet voters are expected to believe that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are now going to do what they haven’t done while in government.
“It’s understandable how the public can feel exhausted by empty campaign promises from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates, when those promises do not match their government record.
“However, we are not all the same. I have consistently supported scrapping the means test for the Carer’s Allowance. I have fully supported The People’s Document since its launch.
“We need a government that listens to the people, a government whose record – and not just their words – reflects an understanding of the serious challenges people face and takes the actions necessary to address them,” he said.
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