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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 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
776. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider the State offering training pathways for special education teacher that do not require the teaching of Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44756/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
777. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to offer a timeline for caretakers and cleaners to be transferred to the centralised public payroll as school secretaries were in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44762/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
844. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review issues that have been raised in relation to special needs transport assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45796/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Culture
1082. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his progress to date in the programme for Government commitment to “resource and implement the new EU online safety framework to protect vulnerable groups from online harm, and tackle disinformation”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46099/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1204. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review issues that have been raised in relation to a building defect in a particular new build estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45860/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1205. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person (details supplied) will become eligible for the temporary development contribution waiver, given the new funding being provided to that scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45887/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1238. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans are in place to lower the voting age to 16 years given that no mention of such a change was made in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46222/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1328. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details of the criteria used to divulge birth certificates to the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44636/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1329. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on concerns a person (details supplied) has in relation to the civil registration act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44637/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Justice
1632. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review and increase the income threshold for access to legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45943/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Justice
1676. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to enquire into prolonged delays for citizenship applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46679/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1723. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 15 July 2025, the number of non-coursing greyhounds active on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Race Management System, not the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System (details supplied) as of 13 June 2025, by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44601/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1762. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether a ban on hare coursing should be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45853/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1775. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the possibility of outlawing the practice of sulky racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46086/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1857. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the employment of nine additional senior physiotherapists to assist those with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions receive the care that they need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46768/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1873. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of an application for assessment of need for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44628/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
2007. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by organisations regarding a person (details supplied) due to lack of access to social work and OT within their mental health services; and the steps her Department will take to support this person. [46986/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2065. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the lack of supply of a medicine (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44571/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2077. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to address concerns raised in relation to the free HRT programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44599/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2135. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the position regarding undertaking a medical evacuation of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44809/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2149. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the delay in processing a job offer for a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44876/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2401. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to review and increase the current resources being allocated to the National Ambulance Service given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45839/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2407. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if a medical evacuation will be expedited for a person from Gaza ( details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45852/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2414. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the eligibility of people accessing HRT for gender affirming care under the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45876/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2453. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to review and expedite the case of a medical evacuation for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46166/25]