TDs / Thomas Gould

Thomas Gould

Sinn Féin Cork North-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,097

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

103,260

words spoken in the chamber

Across 660 contributions

356

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

211

topics asked about

Across 20 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.

Special Educational Needs 40 questions
Derelict Sites 35 questions
Prison Service 35 questions
An Garda Síochána 32 questions
Bus Services 28 questions
Local Authorities 28 questions
Health Services 27 questions
Schools Building Projects 26 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Housing 230 questions
Health 213 questions
Education 150 questions
Transport 111 questions
Justice 98 questions
Children 53 questions

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,097 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 660 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	26	5
February 2025	50	16
March 2025	43	29
April 2025	42	29
May 2025	37	54
June 2025	33	46
July 2025	126	54
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	31	16
October 2025	36	46
November 2025	74	81
December 2025	85	29
January 2026	55	20
February 2026	66	52
March 2026	43	25
April 2026	76	19
May 2026	80	30
June 2026	46	14
July 2026	101	35
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	21	22
October 2026	26	38

Debates they spoke in most

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] 18 contributions
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members] 10 contributions
Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage 10 contributions
Policing and Community Safety: Statements 10 contributions
Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] 9 contributions
Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages 8 contributions

Plus 403 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

constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
26 Nov 2025	EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	Yes	Lost
26 Nov 2025	Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Building Energy Rating (BER) Standards for Private Rented Accommodation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	Yes	Lost
26 Nov 2025	Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Question put	No	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
26 Nov 2025	Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
26 Nov 2025	Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
26 Nov 2025	Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
26 Nov 2025	Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
26 Nov 2025	Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
19 Nov 2025	Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
19 Nov 2025	Cost of Motoring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
19 Nov 2025	Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
19 Nov 2025	Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	Yes	Carried
18 Nov 2025	Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
5 Nov 2025	Education (Affordable School Uniforms Bill) 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
5 Nov 2025	Education (Affordable School Uniforms Bill) 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
5 Nov 2025	Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put	No	Carried
5 Nov 2025	Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
21 Oct 2025	Education (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
21 Oct 2025	Education (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
21 Oct 2025	Finance Bill 2025: Referral to Select Committee Question put	No	Carried

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.