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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.

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 1,097 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 660 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

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

  1. constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Thomas Gould Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Housing
746. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the awards or recognition that can be presented to members of the Fire Service; and whether any of these can be presented to those working in the Northern Fire Service who engage in cross-Border operations. [31029/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
50. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether all schools included on the therapist pilot programme will retain therapists going forward. [28235/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
88. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the new school building (details supplied); and the reason the design team have not heard back from her Department since May 2025. [28236/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Children
166. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she has taken to improve supports for disabled entrepreneurs and self-employed people. [28233/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Children
173. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is aware that there is currently a 36 month waiting list for assessment of need in Cork. [28234/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Culture
116. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport whether any funding is available for low-cost full-scale productions of Leaving Certificate plays to ensure that all students have the opportunity to see these scripts as they were originally intended. [28865/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
126. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the existing derelict sites levy can be applied as a charge on the site. [28903/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
127. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether it is possible to pro-rata charge the derelict sites levy from the date of valuation. [28904/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
128. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the new derelict sites tax whether he has considered compulsory sale orders. [28905/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
129. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware that local authorities are applying derelict site levy waivers on the grounds of goodwill gestures; and whether this is allowed. [28906/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
130. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether provision exists for the negotiation of payment of a derelict sites levy to reduce the amount paid and waive the remainder. [28907/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Health
225. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS contracts held in Cork; and whether these GPs are all family practice specialists. [28908/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Health
226. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health where a person can contact for support with applying for a GMS contract. [28909/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
221. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued failure to open the dementia unit in Heather House, and the crisis building in Cork’s nursing home waiting list. [28232/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
227. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the review into GP services will conclude; and if the HSE will retender the SLA for Cork out of hours service on its conclusion. [28231/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
251. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm that he will not pursue family carers for tax liabilities. [10024/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Social
604. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the process by which a carer is notified of loss of entitlements following the death of the person they are caring for. [28251/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
632. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of alcohol breath tests carried out on motorists in each of the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, down by year and by month, in tabular form [28485/26]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
76. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the cost of attendance at the Mobile World Congress 2026; the number and grade of officials who attended; and the way in which private partnerships were chosen for his Department. [26993/26]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he will consider initiating a dumping taskforce in Cork. [26990/26]
Thomas Gould Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
271. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [27002/26]
Thomas Gould Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Finance
1001. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the derelict sites tax to be collected by Revenue. [26999/26]
Thomas Gould Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Finance
1002. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason his Department employ an external agency to issue press releases and another to conduct 'media monitoring' and what this monitoring entails. [27000/26]
Thomas Gould Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Finance
1014. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether self employed sole traders are entitled to claim the bike to work scheme grant. [27286/26]
Thomas Gould Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
1114. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether consideration has been given to the introduction of an online app to monitor and record fuel and grocery prices across outlets daily. [24060/26]