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 28 May 2026 · to Education
111. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the need for a second special school in the Dublin west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40381/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
123. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on the provision of additional needs education places in the Dublin west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40385/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
168. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reversing the decision to cut staff at a DEIS plus school in the Coolock area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40386/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
169. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on her Department's work to ensure an appropriate additional needs place for every child who needs it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40384/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
185. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on capital investment in the provision of additional needs education supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40387/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 28 May 2026 · to Housing
390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the importance of ensuring that all public places are accessible; if he will ensure that planning permission and building control sign off by local authorities is contingent on compliance with part M accessibility in practice in particular step-free access and at least one unisex accessible toilet; if local authority…
Ruth Coppinger Written 28 May 2026 · to Housing
391. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will support introducing a requirement that all new public facing premises and any premises undergoing refurbishment provide as a minimum a step-free access and at least one accessible unisex toilet; if he will review premises where refurbishment has been done in the past five years for compliance with accessibility require…
Ruth Coppinger Written 28 May 2026 · to Justice
443. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite the join family visa of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41102/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 28 May 2026 · to Children
483. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will support the standardising and publishing of accessibility information on step-free access and toilet availability for public venues to allow people plan access in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40895/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [36988/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
226. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 6 May 2026, if passport applicants who hold a gender recognition certificate issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2015 and who are resident in Northern Ireland or overseas are required to provide two years' proof of use of their new name when applying for a passport whether as first-time or renew…
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
264. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 6 May 2026, if passport applicants who hold a gender recognition certificate issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2015 and who are resident in Northern Ireland or overseas are required to provide two years' proof of use of their new name when applying for a passport (whether as first-time or rene…
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
275. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the procedures in the issuing of passports to ensure that widowed parents are not obliged to repeatedly submit death certificates and sworn affidavits every time their child's passport is renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40176/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Climate
280. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a timeline for the enactment of the General Scheme for the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39610/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Enterprise
519. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to report on the application renewal of a work permit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39530/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Enterprise
520. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to report on the application renewal of a work permit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39531/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Enterprise
521. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in instances where the approval an application for the renewal of a work permit is significantly delayed through no fault of the permit holder but eventually approved and where the successful renewal is accompanied by a higher minimum annual remuneration and if that higher minimum annual remuneration be back dated to the time of the …
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
631. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth given that a one-year extension has been granted to the new Leaving Certificate English specification at the request of the State Examinations Commission, if she will consider an extension to Irish, given that according to experts and many Irish language and educational groups a two-year extension would allow full CEFR alignment; and if she will ma…
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
632. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she supports full CEFR alignment for the Irish curricula in primary and secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40137/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
633. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth given that 20% of those sitting the junior certificate in 2025 had an exemption for Irish her views on whether this as a very high rate; if she will consider measures including supports for schools to reduce this figure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40138/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
916. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been informed of the outcome of an investigation by officers in Rásaíocht Con Éireann, into complaints of animal cruelty at a Rasaiocht Con Eireann licensed kennel in the west of Ireland (details supplied); the outcome of this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39635/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1365. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the supports available for a person (details supplied) to gain access to surgery aboard given issues that have been raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39509/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Rural
1514. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports for families who wish to raise their children as native Irish speakers from birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40140/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 26 May 2026 · to Rural
1519. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht given the low level of families in the Gaeltacht raising their children in the Irish language, the supports given to families to support and encourage them to raise their children in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40139/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 20 May 2026 · to Finance
92. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue obtained from VAT on new-build homes; if he will consider a rebate of VAT for those buying their first home and those getting affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38205/26]