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 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2489. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will review the adoption of standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists by the counsellors and psychotherapists registration board of CORU given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46367/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2490. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a proportionality assessment of the standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46368/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2510. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46483/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2613. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to report on the steps taken to support a person (details supplied) following the private psychiatry needs assessment they were advised to provide; when she expects that the issues raised in the psychiatric report will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46985/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2690. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a HEAR grant application (details supplied) has been refused; if his Department was aware of the personal circumstances of the applicant when refusing the grant and if the case will be reviewed. [44875/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
63. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the progress of legislation to ban trade with the occupied territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41833/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
399. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the waiting times for people to receive their first driving licences after passing the driving test; if he will consider increasing resources to prevent any backlogs and undue delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41075/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1417. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the progress on the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41042/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1553. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the delays at the Land Registry; the initiatives being taken to rectify these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42339/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1797. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to intervene in relation to the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41835/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1798. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the invalidity pension application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41837/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2404. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on extending the current rate of paternity leave from two weeks to four weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42406/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
288. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on engagements he has had with representatives of school secretaries and caretakers in relation to their demand to be included in civil service pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40676/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
457. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that it is now illegal to export live animals from the UK and the way in which this affects Irish livestock and horses; and if his Department is considering a ban. [40427/25]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [35368/25]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
21. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [33615/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
44. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [35369/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
57. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2024, published by his Department in November 2024 [38780/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Transport
283. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the number of people who failed to show up for their driving tests at Mulhuddart centre from 2023 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38936/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Transport
284. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test will be fast-tracked for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38937/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Transport
322. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider coordinating between event organisers and service provider to provide extra public transport service when large-scale public events are taking place in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39439/25]