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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 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1198. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a bereaved partner’s contributory pension appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58667/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1200. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 2 October 2025, the reason the information requested is not collected given that previously this information was collated successfully in response to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 21 February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58810/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1205. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his intention to decrease the age where parental income is taken into account for jobseekers allowance applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59065/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1220. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind limiting the options on a birth certificate to ‘male, female and undetermined’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59359/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1221. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used to allow ‘undetermined’ to be used as an option on a birth certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59360/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1224. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an appeal for disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59588/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1330. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a cohabitation visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59391/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1335. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his intended plan to advocate for a person (details supplied) currently in German prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59521/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1339. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to reconsider an application for legal aid for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59533/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1392. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the conditions in a prison (details supplied) [60990/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
1425. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban the import of non-native honey bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58368/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Children
1504. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns that have arisen regarding implementation of section 16A of the Disability Act 2005 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58367/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1632. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, the reason transgender men who may have had their ovaries removed are excluded from the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57790/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1633. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, the reason a distinction was made between women who have had their ovaries removed and those born without them in the case of transgender women to get access to the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57791/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1758. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the approval of linzagolix by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics for the public prescription of this particular drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58304/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1804. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will establish an independent audit of adult safeguarding services; if she will support establishing an adult safeguarding authority that is independent of the HSE in order to avoid any potential conflicts of interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58630/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1813. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will consider aiding in the medical evacuation of a person from Gaza (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58669/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1870. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to examine the case for a medical evacuation of a person from Gaza (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58886/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
2048. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene with CORU to ensure that standards for the recognition of psychotherapy qualifications are maintained at present levels, notably the requirement for personal therapy in training, mandatory clinical supervision and a minimum timeframe in training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59957/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his intention to decrease the age where parental income is taken into account to access SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59066/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2135. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the stipulation that those over the age of 23 living at home have their parents' income taken into account to get access to the SUSI grant. [59067/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2151. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s plans to increase the up-take of apprenticeships in the building trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59831/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2152. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider the creation of a dedicated construction training board to improve standards for construction education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59832/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Transport
26. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the frequency of the 39A bus service given issues surrounding reliability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57535/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Enterprise
48. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Section 4.4 of SI 146/2000 in practice obliges an employer to permit an employee to be represented by a trade union official of their choosing in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57606/25]