Thomas Gould
Written
317. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether any work has been undertaken on safety concerns with electric vehicles. [72082/25]
TDs / Thomas Gould
Thomas Gould
Portrait: © Houses of the Oireachtas (Oireachtas (Open Data) PSI Licence) · source file
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
| 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
Written
318. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the current number of drivers for Bus Éireann’s PSO route delivery in Cork city; and the number considered a full cohort. [72156/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
319. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints received by the NTA for the PSO route in Cork city. [72157/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
320. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of meetings his office has held this year where Cork’s bus service was on the agenda. [72158/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
353. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of homes in Cork subject to a vacant homes tax; and the overall sum raised. [72141/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
480. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current number of teachers on the substitute supply panel in Cork; and the number in 2020. [72123/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
481. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of home-school liaison support workers in Cork in 2020, 2024 and the number in 2025. [72124/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
482. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of emergency works grant applications received for Cork schools in 2025; and the number refused, and the number drawn down. [72125/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
587. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the derelict sites levy, levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; the number of sites on the register as of 31 December 2024 and at the current date, by local authority, in tabular form. [72138/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
588. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date for return of collection data for 2025 of the derelict sites levy. [72139/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
589. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the latest data on the amounts levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; the number of sites on each register for the vacant sites levy and the residential zoned land tax, by local authority, in tabular form. [72140/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
590. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes delivered in Cork in 2025. [72142/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
591. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental homes delivered, by county, in 2025. [72143/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
592. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for delivery of the Northwest Quarter Regeneration, by phases, in Cork. [72144/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
593. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall funding provided to the NWQR, to date in 2025. [72145/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
594. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall percentage of social housing delivered in 2025 under universal design principles. [72147/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
595. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will publish figures on the numbers of people on social housing lists longer than seven, eight, nine and 10 years and so on, respectively, by local authority administrative area based on SSHA figures provided by local authorities. [72149/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
596. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the allocation for 2026 social housing acquisition programme. [72150/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
597. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant-in-situ sales approved in Cork city and county respectively to date in 2025. [72151/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
598. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided by local authority for the provision of homeless services to date in 2025. [72152/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
650. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who moves jobs after four years must start auto-enrolment again at 1.5% or will remain at 3%. [72033/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
652. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for an additional needs payment in Cork city. [72112/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
653. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for an appointment with a community welfare officer in Cork city. [72113/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
654. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have availed of an additional needs payment in the last quarter of this year and the same period in 2020 and 2024 respectively, in Cork city, by category of payment, in tabular form. [72114/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
655. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claims refused by payment in Cork; and the number accepted on appeal. [72115/25]