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 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
367. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if the definition of an ‘assignment’ in the Revenue Commissioner’s civil service overnight subsistence rates (details supplied) is one of a continuous posting at a particular location, and therefore the reduced and detention rates do not apply in a cumulative fashion in the event of separate assignments at the same location, or locations within a given year; l…
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Social
611. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the legislation around the release of birth certificate information to any member of the general public, and the potential abuse of this information that could occur, such as the divulging of personal details to abusive third parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38746/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
788. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds active on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann race management system as of 13 June 2025, broken down by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39074/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
980. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the HSE imposed changes in the funding arrangement for the services provided by a company (details supplied), as was claimed in a letter issued by said provider to its employees on 30 November 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39543/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1024. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider reviewing the income threshold currently being applied to the higher education access route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39029/25]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on his recent engagements with other states regarding the genocide in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38251/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
24. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his Department’s policy in relation to searching foreign military aircraft on Irish soil; if he intends to review the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38252/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
58. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on engagement he has had with other states regarding the US bombing of Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38253/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
206. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an appeal by a person (details supplied) that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit application has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38382/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Housing
243. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending the Uisce Éireann rebate and development contribution waiver for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38379/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
319. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the HSE payroll section can be directed to honour the terms of a circular issued in January 2018 currently being denied to craft workers in Mullingar Hospital concerning a standardised formula for calculating holiday premia for employees (details supplied). [38332/25]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [32399/25]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [33614/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
801. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider expanding the free HRT scheme to include those treatments that are not covered under the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37378/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
916. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to intervene with a particular college (details supplied) to ensure that students are able to finish the final year of their course that has been cancelled due to budget issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37251/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Education
223. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s position on secondary schools requiring parents to purchase iPads or specific digital devices, particularly in light of the roll-out of the free schoolbooks scheme; the guidance or oversight her Department provides to ensure that families are not subjected to undue financial pressure due to school-imposed digital learning policies;…
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Education
224. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to simplify the tendering protocol for the free schoolbooks scheme to allow wider access to the scheme for independent bookstores; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36825/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Children
326. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the decision to not excavate Sean Ross Abbey will be revised; the person who decided that the report findings were not enough to warrant an excavation; the basis for that decision; the alternative action, if any, being taken to account for the over 1,000 missing children from Sean Ross Abbey; if the Government will commit to a full…
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Children
327. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to revise the mother and baby home redress scheme to include those who spent less than six months in a mother and baby home institution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36723/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
365. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the new national drugs strategy will include a comprehensive policy on tackling alcohol consumption; if this will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36837/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Health
272. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of qualified radiographers from third level institutions in the State who have graduated in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36609/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he would support the introduction of an ‘X’ marker on passports for people who identify with a non-binary gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36095/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
309. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a comprehensive AI strategy to protect the rights and livelihoods of those working in the Irish tour guide industry will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35359/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
324. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment since the removal of sea fishers from the list of non-approved occupations for the general employment permit in July 2024, the number of applications for such permits made by fishing vessel owner employers; the number of such applications granted by the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36159/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
325. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the appeal that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit application be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36160/25]