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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 5 Mar 2026 · to Housing
390. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether State-owned gas companies are required to report gross profit percentages or sums to him. [15321/26]
Thomas Gould Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Housing
404. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall cost of the payment and availabilities agreements with AHBs in each of the past five years; and the number of homes these have covered respectively, in tabular form. [18152/26]
Thomas Gould Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Housing
405. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall average cost of a payment and availability agreement with AHBs over the 30-year contract. [18154/26]
Thomas Gould Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Finance
104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether tenants of Government Ministers can receive the rental tax credit. [17857/26]
Thomas Gould Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Education
142. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a parent accesses home help tuition for a person with disabilities who is not currently attending school. [17439/26]
Thomas Gould Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Children
233. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there is a reimbursement scheme for children who receive an autism assessment privately due to lengthy waits in the public system. [17861/26]
Thomas Gould Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Children
234. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality where a parent can seek home help support for a person with disabilities under 18 years-of-age. [17872/26]
Thomas Gould Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Children
235. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality where a parent can seek home help support for a person with disabilities over 18 years-of-age. [17873/26]
Thomas Gould Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Children
236. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality where a parent can seek respite support for a person over 18 years-of-age and whether this differs for a person under 18 years-of age. [17874/26]
Thomas Gould Oral 3 Mar 2026 · to Culture
139. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether any specific funding is available for capital projects for women’s sports where the organisation does not currently own a playing pitch. [16724/26]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Culture
147. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he is aware of issues with the lack of a national governing body for darts; and the actions he has taken to resolve this. [16725/26]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Transport
281. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of drones currently allowed to operate drone delivery services in the State. [16245/26]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Transport
282. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he approves licences for drone delivery services. [16247/26]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Transport
283. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the regulations that exist for drone delivery services. [16249/26]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Transport
284. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints received about drone delivery services in 2025. [16251/26]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
498. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the development of a new school site to accommodate schools (details supplied); when the new schools will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16978/26]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
499. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the poor and dangerous condition of the car park surface at a school (details supplied); who is responsible for maintenance of same; if the club are receiving funding from the Department of Education & Youth to maintain same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16979/26]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
930. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16980/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Social
35. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of domiciliary carer's allowance rejections that were overturned on appeal in Cork in 2025. [14269/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Social
84. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the abolition of the carer's means test. [14268/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Transport
199. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Northern Ring Road and his plans to reduce congestion in Cork city. [14271/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Transport
200. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether Bus Éireann in Cork currently have a full cohort of drivers. [14270/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
223. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on an application for a passport (details supplied). [15783/26]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Climate
9. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason grant applications for reverse vending machines have been closed; and whether grants will reopen for new businesses wishing to take part in this scheme. [15300/26]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Transport
28. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the funding assigned to the M20 project in 2026. [15225/26]