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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
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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 12 Nov 2025 · to Culture
570. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61208/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Housing
599. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61217/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Housing
600. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the derelict sites levies levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; the number of sites CPOd in the previous 12 months; the number of sites for which a levy was applied; the total value of sites on their register; and the number of sites on their register on 31 December 2024 and to date in 2025, by local authority, in tabular …
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Housing
626. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local area plans that he has been notified of in each of the past five years. [61739/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Housing
627. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there is a funding stream for local authorities to pay to put shuttering on housing; and whether this can be included in an allocation under the voids return programme. [61740/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Social
659. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61221/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
733. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61218/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
734. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the value of goods seized by CAB; the number of items and their broad category, in Cork in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61233/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
795. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61205/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
836. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that there is only one Family Resource Centre in Cork City; her plans to remedy this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61067/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
837. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is aware that a resource centre (details supplied) have submitted an application for family resource centre status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61068/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
838. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when an announcement will be made on the additional 10 family resource centres; and if a resource centre (details supplied) will be in this cohort given the lack of family resource centres in Cork city. [61069/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
851. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61206/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
943. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the opening of the dementia unit in Heather House in Cork. [61073/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
964. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61216/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if there were residential mental health facilities on the St Mary’s Campus; and if these have closed. [62086/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1133. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61215/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1164. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61220/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1169. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding provided for the afterhours library service in each of the past five years; if the system is operated centrally; and if he is aware of issues with the system. [61702/25]
Thomas Gould Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Education
105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) will be down a teaching post despite increased admission numbers for the next school year. [60229/25]
Thomas Gould Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Housing
124. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options available to a person whose property has been valued above a threshold for the mortgage to rent scheme but is facing repossession. [60230/25]
Thomas Gould Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
38. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he is aware that Bus Éireann is failing to respond to representations made by elected members and parents regarding special school transport. [51723/25]
Thomas Gould Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1012. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the derelict sites levies levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; the number of sites CPOed in the previous 12 months; the number of sites for which a levy was applied; the total value of sites on the register; and the number of sites on their register on 31 December 2024 and to date in 2025, by local authority…
Thomas Gould Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Transport
257. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the spend to date on 90-minute Leap card fares in Cork city. [56933/25]
Thomas Gould Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Transport
258. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the spend on hardware that was deemed to not process fast enough in Cork city for 90-minute Leap card fares; and whether additional hardware will now be purchased. [56934/25]