TDs / Ruth Coppinger

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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 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunification applications that were granted in 2025; to provide a breakdown of those grants according to whether the sponsor was a person with refugee status or a person eligible for subsidiary protection; and the average number of family members granted permission per successful family reunification applicati…
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1398. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20684/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Children
1557. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 991 of 17 February 2026, to consider the implementation of real-time disclosure of safeguarding concerns after garda vetting is given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19542/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Children
1642. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to releasing the records of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, with proper redactions of personal information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20855/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1678. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings which have taken place between her or officials in her Department and an organisation (details supplied) or bodies which are members of the organization in 2025; to provide a list of those meetings; the dates on which they took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18351/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1679. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that her Department or her agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18360/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1927. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her views on the promotion of a person despite the severity of the allegations against them (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19568/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1979. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if risk assessments were undertaken in the process of service change in a section 38 organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19834/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1980. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the reason therapy posts in section 38 organisations that were HSE funded were not filled (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19835/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2021. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to reconsider a change in policy for awarding permanent contracts in an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19978/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2034. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure that givinostat is available at the earliest opportunity to sufferers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20013/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
2255. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider the creation of an academy for the fine arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19588/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
6. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her views on whether gender-based violence should be ground for disqualification of a medical professional; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17502/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
140. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to report on her efforts to improve medical training to counter gender bias in the medical profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17501/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Education
356. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current plans to deal with structural issues in a school ( details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18096/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Children
491. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to improve conditions for chefs working in childcare setting given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18076/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
510. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider the reintroduction of paid special leave for those public sector workers suffering from long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10739/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 3 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, which he chaired on 8 December 2025. [10447/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 3 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
20. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on implementation of the well-being framework published by his Department. [10448/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
425. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth how the pause of the SNA review will affect those schools who have been told their SNA allocation will be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16399/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
426. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to ensure that mainstream schools’ SNA allocation is appropriate to the level of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16400/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
427. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current plans to ensure that a group of children are able to access autism classes in secondary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16405/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
888. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding the chronic disease management programme to include epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16850/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 26 Feb 2026 · to Transport
95. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to report on the issue of cancelled buses on the Dublin Bus and Go Ahead networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15474/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Transport
147. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the upgrading of the line, facilities and car parking at stations in relation to the DART West project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15473/26]