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 19 Feb 2026 · to Education
305. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the public facing dynamic map of youth services will launch; the way in which it will feed a national/local youth spaces policy with prioritisation criteria for underserved areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13466/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Education
312. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current timeline for the reintegration of a student into school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13519/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Education
316. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to legislate for a change to Croke Park hours for teachers due to concerns that have been raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13541/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
51. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet [7829/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
290. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic measures she has taken to support those in the US affected by ICE deportation agents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12798/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
322. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider postponing licenses being granted for industrial scale harvesting of wild seaweed along the Irish cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12661/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
323. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider the creation of a national seaweed policy which prioritises ecosystem health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12662/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
443. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider adding an extra carriage on the Docklands to M3 parkway train at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12875/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
667. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes in special schools, by county in each of the years 2017 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12401/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
678. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider the creation of a second ASD class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12552/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
679. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current plans to increase the places available in ASD classes for girls in a particular area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12553/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
947. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider implementing regulations to provide for independent oversight of section 32 and 47 assessors in family law proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12843/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
948. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider the creation of a reporting mechanism for family law proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12844/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Children
991. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider the creation of a mandatory rechecking system for Garda vetting for those people employed in the childcare sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12756/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 12 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a progress report on the capital grant funding provided to Dublin Zoo in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10737/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 12 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
7. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the infrastructure projects currently being undertaken in Dublin West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10742/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
84. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will examine pay and other incentives to encourage people to undertake training in areas of staff shortage in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10738/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
88. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the changes to judicial reviews mentioned in the Accelerating Infrastructure Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10741/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Transport
277. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the current escalation pathway for when flights crews note non-cooperative aerial observations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11366/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
484. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider implementing an alternative policy to the mandatory bovine TB slaughter policy given concerns that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11288/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 10 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
25. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [5974/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
45. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach for an update on the first progress report of the Climate Action Plan. [5975/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Transport
344. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport his current plans to regulate scrambler bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9459/26]