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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 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
662. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall Government funding allocated to the Ballymun Regeneration, Moyross Regeneration and NWQR in Cork respectively, in tabular form. [6326/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
663. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated under the voids return programme in 2026; and the number of units this will return, to use, by local authority in tabular form. [6327/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
664. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to the local government fund in 2009, 2015, 2020 and 2026. [6328/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
923. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the neurorehabilitation unit in Blarney. [5468/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
924. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health her plans to replace the proposed 50-bed nursing unit in Blarney that will now be a neurorehabilitation unit given that there is an outstanding need for nursing home beds in Cork. [5469/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1061. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children with an address in Cork on the CHI paediatric surgery waiting list for scoliosis who have been waiting longer than four months. [6208/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1127. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the steps a patient with a medical card should take in circumstances (details supplied). [6463/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1128. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that all salbutamol nebules covered by the HSE medical card scheme are out of stock and those on medical cards are forced to pay for private alternatives. [6464/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1129. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when stock availability issues with salbutamol nebules covered by the HSE medical card scheme will be resolved. [6465/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
22. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if a value-for-money assessment has been undertaken on the leasing of primary care centres in Cork. [3473/26]
Thomas Gould Oral 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
139. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to collect the outstanding €26 million in derelict sites levies prior to the introduction of the derelict sites charge. [5325/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
176. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Voids Return Programme will open for 2026; the total funding to be made available; and whether the €11,000 average cap will remain in place [3474/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
238. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of stock audits undertaken; and his views on whether social housing provision will now be found compliant by the European Committee of Social Rights. [3475/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
342. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he is taking to reduce the wait time for employment visa renewals. [5127/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
520. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the 19-bed dementia unit in Heather House will open. [5196/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Rural
339. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding provided for the refurbishment of Mayfield Library under the Library Capital Programme 2023-2027. [4561/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Rural
340. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the capital funding provided to Cork City Council in each of the past five years for the refurbishment of Mayfield Library. [4562/26]
Thomas Gould Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [3471/26]
Thomas Gould Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
172. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware that there is no facility for grants for children seeking to play darts on the world stage. [3469/26]
Thomas Gould Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
189. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware that sporting complexes operated under the Department of Education and Youth cannot apply for Sports Ireland grants. [3468/26]
Thomas Gould Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
415. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current status of works on the Weir at Ballincollig Regional Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3450/26]
Thomas Gould Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
416. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the plan for improvement works at Kilcrea Abbey at Kilcrea, Cork given the increasingly poor condition of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3451/26]
Thomas Gould Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Housing
637. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether new six-year tenancy terms will apply to those renting out homes while undertaking the fair deal scheme; and if so, the way in which this will be applied upon their death given the responsibility to repay the fair deal loan most often facilitated through sale of the home. [3380/26]
Thomas Gould Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
740. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of full-time Gardaí with drug-related intimidation training, by district in Cork. [4102/26]