Ruth Coppinger
Oral
21. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump. [46896/26]
TDs / Ruth Coppinger
Ruth Coppinger
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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
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239
topics asked about
Across 19 departments
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Questions asked 938 in all
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Contributions to debates 1,017 in all
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Plus 687 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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Ruth Coppinger
Written
33. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish prime minister. [46897/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
403. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of ongoing health and safety issues faced by a school (details supplied); and the measures her Department will take to resolve these. [49689/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
382. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the fishing and aquaculture registered vessel fuel support scheme, if he will clarify whether the purpose of the scheme is to offset fuel costs already borne by fishing vessel owners or to offset current and future fuel costs; if guidelines are issued to beneficiaries of the scheme, outlining that share fishers working o…
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
11. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on water quality will next meet. [45030/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
30. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent UK-Ireland summit. [45029/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
8. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered a model of childcare based on direct public provision to ensure access, affordability for families and quality pay and conditions for staff in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47544/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
36. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the review of the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47540/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
46. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she will take to make childcare more affordable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47542/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
60. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on engagements she has had with other departments in relation to the review of the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47541/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
71. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she will take to ensure there is a childcare place for all who need it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47543/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
107. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise the heavy repression against those peacefully protesting against the G7 summit which included the use of tear gas, rubber bullets, kettling, and physical attacks by the Swiss police with the Swiss government; if she is concerned about the right of protest in Switzerland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47844…
Ruth Coppinger
Written
430. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1596 of 9 June 2026, if flexibility in terms of the eligibility for the ECCE scheme will be shown in the case of the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46456/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
456. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing; her views on whether blanket overnight restrictions on partners staying in maternity hospitals is acceptable; if exceptions will be considered for difficult births or for other issues; if she will c…
Ruth Coppinger
Written
469. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the current timeline for the completion of the reimbursement process for a drug (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46497/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
544. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason an organisation was excluded from funding in May 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46450/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
15. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent EU Council meeting. [45028/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
271. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will require petrol/diesel cars that are being scrapped under the ICE2EV scheme to have a valid NCT certificate; if so, the logic for this provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45011/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
66. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on his engagements with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the upcoming Nations’ League fixtures with Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44836/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
195. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to legislate against certain aspects of school admission polices (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44771/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
205. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1951 of 19 December 2025, if it has been brought to her attention that a matter (details supplied) has not still not been resolved; the measures she will take to ensure they are receiving adequate care and support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44315/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
10. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [38903/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
25. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [38904/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Political Community summit on 4 May 2026. [38905/26]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
219. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her current plans to meet the recommended target of 0.7% of GDP for overseas development aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42200/26]