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 22 Jan 2026 · to Culture
377. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason a centre in Dublin city centre was not given the funding they requested to stay in their current premises (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5215/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Justice
470. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delay in short stay visa applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5217/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Justice
471. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current plans to reduce the delay in short visa application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5218/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Culture
148. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the lack of payment options in a sport Ireland campus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4970/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
266. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health when a person will be given a date for a marriage of convenience interview (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5087/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
26. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3746/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
322. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to legislate against AI’s use in the creation of objectionable material, given issues that have arisen in certain applications (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3131/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Culture
365. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his position on the continued participation of Israel in FIBA given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2947/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Culture
366. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will support the Ireland senior women’s basketball team play against Israel in a EuroBasket qualifier match given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2948/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Housing
400. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the current income threshold for studio apartments under the cost rental scheme, given issues regarding the current threshold (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3187/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
507. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve the current waiting list for marriage of convenience interviews, given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3186/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
56. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide children with epilepsy with sufficient supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2578/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Education
57. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing fully funded epilepsy training sessions for education staff in primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2579/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
117. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will legislate to allow for assisted dying given the vote in favour by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Assisted Dying in its report, which recommended to legalise for assisted dying in specific circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
162. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her views on a fundraiser relevant to her Department where concerns have been realised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2601/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [1707/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
29. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [1708/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
294. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to highlight with her counterpart in Israel a demolition order in the occupied West bank (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2186/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Climate
362. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to introduce targeted energy credits for people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75044/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
577. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider extending a bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74796/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
599. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider offering an option on the TFI App for passengers to report buses being late or not showing up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75041/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
695. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to implementing standardised reporting procedures for anomalous or non-cooperative aerial observations by flight crews before the passenger cap in Dublin Airport is lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1356/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
696. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the plans to ensure appropriate safety standards are in place before the lifting of the passenger cap in Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1357/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1168. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider implementing an early screening programme for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75035/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1169. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Departments plans to improve access to dyslexia supports for students in school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75036/25]