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Ruth Coppinger

People Before Profit-Solidarity Dublin West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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938
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
164,714
words spoken in the chamber
Across 1,017 contributions
371
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
239
topics asked about
Across 19 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 938 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 1,017 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 5
January 2025 4 2
February 2025 40 62
March 2025 32 55
April 2025 59 51
May 2025 42 68
June 2025 33 69
July 2025 48 63
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 81 26
October 2025 26 79
November 2025 81 42
December 2025 16 58
January 2026 64 66
February 2026 64 99
March 2026 66 46
April 2026 79 48
May 2026 53 50
June 2026 51 60
July 2026 26 32
August 2026 0 1
September 2026 53 20
October 2026 20 15

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 687 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Dublin West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party People Before Profit-Solidarity 29 November 2024 to now
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3170. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 11 February 2026, to provide information about staff departures in the service mentioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26245/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3171. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 11 February 2026, the number of positions approved in this organisation from 2021 -2026 in tabular form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26246/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3172. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 11 February 2026, the number of positions filled in this organisation from 2021-2026, in tabular form (details supplied) [26247/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3173. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 11 February 2026, the waiting list methodology used in an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26248/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3174. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 11 February 2026, the amount of expenditure on consultants from 2021-2026, in tabular form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26249/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3211. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to prioritise the negotiations for reimbursement of a particular drug given that it is the only treatment for a specific disease (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26478/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3224. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will take steps to ensure that skyclarys (omaveloxolone) is made available for those with Fredericks ataxia who require it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26512/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
234. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his current plans to advance the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021 currently at committee stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23144/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Education
249. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where intellectual disability is not suspected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23167/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Education
250. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the recently revised assessment of need ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional that is, children with both high ability and additional needs such as autism, ADHD, or dyslexia, will be appropriately identified within the system; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Education
251. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has conducted any impact assessment on how the revised assessment of need model may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23169/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Education
252. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23170/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Education
253. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the training or guidance is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23171/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Education
261. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth for the reintroduction of a child to school (details supplied); the steps her Department is taking to reintroduce them into school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23282/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Justice
345. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expediate an IRP application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23129/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Health
456. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she intends to roll out a catch-up programme for MenB vaccines in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23283/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Transport
318. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the investigative mechanism that is used for aviation events occurring in Irish-managed airspace that are not captured within existing reporting systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21877/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
427. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of a work permit renewal application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21608/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
432. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the work permit renewal application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
456. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for shutting down a particular school during term time to facilitate a move to a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21398/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
583. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of an application for remediation under the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in eligible apartments and duplexes 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21592/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
847. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the creation of a support scheme for those health workers who been diagnosed with long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21466/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
848. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her plans to rectify concerns that have been raised by radiographer tutors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21473/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 19 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
80. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the drafting of a new animal welfare strategy for 2026 to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21353/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Education
285. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm the guidance given to schools regarding the treatment and accommodation of children who are opted out of religious instruction; if her Department advises schools to clearly specify opt-out arrangements in admissions policies; if admission policies are monitored to ensure compliance with obligations under section 62(7)(n) of the Education…