Thomas Gould
Written
125. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish data on the collection of derelict sites levies in 2025. [68565/26]
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Thomas Gould
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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
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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
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| 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
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
Thomas Gould
Oral
125. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the collection of the vacant homes tax. [68491/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
180. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the work he has undertaken to introduce the new Derelict Property Tax. [68489/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
378. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports that are available to a child in a primary school with no home-school liaison who is experiencing school refusal. [68171/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
530. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the visa appeal for a student accepted on the Ireland Palestine Scholarship Programme will be decided. [68066/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
542. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is aware of the number of petrol bombings in Cork in recent months; and the action he intends to take. [68130/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
699. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether all memory care staff promised in 2023 have now been recruited; the current number; the number considered a full cohort; the number currently employed in Cork; and the number considered a full cohort to meet commitments in Cork. [68067/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
728. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health in view of the plans to close unit 1 (dementia unit) and relocate patients from another ward in Sarsfield Court, whether she is aware that a similar unit remains closed (unit 5); and her views on the capacity therefore to move patients to unit 5. [68269/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
729. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of units or wards currently vacant or used for administrative or training purposes on the Sarsfield Court site; and the date of closure of the unit or ward to patients, in tabular form. [68267/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
22. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of domiciliary care allowance applications refused in Cork to date in 2026; and the number of these granted on appeal. [66851/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
108. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the timeline for the abolition of the carer’s means test. [66849/26]
Thomas Gould
Oral
128. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that two routes in Cork under BusConnects had to be rerouted because a bus cannot traverse Church Hill despite numerous public consultations and millions spent to date. [66853/26]
Thomas Gould
Oral
131. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he has conducted any affordability tests on fare increases in Cork. [66855/26]
Thomas Gould
Oral
64. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount spent on litigating judicial reviews in Cork for failure to complete AON in the necessary timeframe since 2020. [65644/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
76. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is aware that there are no available residential beds for children with disabilities in Cork city and that parents in crisis are being forced to leave their children in emergency departments because their calls for help are continuously ignored. [65643/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
634. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason microsites for the National Archives are currently down; and whether security risks were identified. [64310/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
635. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the cost of moving microsites belonging to the National Archive. [64309/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
967. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he is aware of work ongoing in the Cork Detention Barracks; the nature of the work; and the amount that has been spent in the past 12-months in the building. [65814/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
112. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if grants are available for the installation of solar panels in new build properties. [60655/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
160. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether a multi-agency protocol for major fish kills has been established following the Blackwater fish kill. [61977/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
449. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the actions he has taken to tackle scrambler usage in Cork city. [61998/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
491. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether the Dunkettle to city active travel scheme will be delivered alongside the proposed railway stations. [62463/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
730. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the original proposal for the derelict sites tax was to retrospectively apply to outstanding levies; and whether the Revenue Commissioners will now have a role in collecting these. [56101/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
904. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a full list of all buildings rented by the OPW, by year, in Cork, in tabular form; and the annual cost of each rental. [57264/26]
Thomas Gould
Written
1138. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the 200 hours teaching practice to qualify for Droichead completion must be completed within a single academic year. [55135/26]