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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 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
377. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Mayfield. [36927/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
378. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Glanmire. [36928/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
379. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres delivered in Cork in each of the past five years; and the number of these that have been delivered under a long-term lease agreement. [36929/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
380. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently awaiting an appointment at the regional eye centre in the south Infirmary and the average waiting time. [36930/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
381. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether the number of operating theatres, and the number currently operational, in each of the Cork hospitals, in tabular form. [36931/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
382. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children seen under the public dentistry service for routine checks in Cork, in each of the past five years. [36932/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
383. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in compensation, or litigation, in Cork, in each of the past five years. [36933/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
384. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who requested to be seen in Southdoc Blackpool in 2025; and the number seen to date in 2025. [36934/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
385. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with an address in Cork city seen in Southdoc facilities in Cork county area. [36935/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
386. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting an appointment with CAMHS in Cork by urgency level, in tabular form. [36936/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
387. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS doctors in Cork and the number of GMS patients. [36937/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Rural
394. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of town centre first plans passed by local authorities, in tabular form. [36913/25]
Thomas Gould Oral 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
4. 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 subject to a CPO in the previous 12 months; the number of sites for which a levy was applied; and the number of sites on their register on 31 December 2024, by local authority, in tabular form. [36135/25]
Thomas Gould Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
52. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the latest Construction Status Progress Report, which shows that 5,166 public homes in the pipeline have not progressed in three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35548/25]
Thomas Gould Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on discussions between his Department and Cork City Council regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme. [35547/25]
Thomas Gould Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Justice
563. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has explored average sentence length and the impact living in an area of deprivation has on these for similar crimes. [35517/25]
Thomas Gould Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Transport
117. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Northern Ring road in Cork. [34103/25]
Thomas Gould Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Transport
170. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of ongoing issues with bus reliability and punctuality in Cork city and when these will be resolved and the resulting delays on the rollout of BusConnects. [34104/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
94. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to update on the number of children currently awaiting a CDNT appointment, by CDNT in Cork. [32428/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
100. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to update on the pilot therapists in special schools programme in Cork. [32427/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
244. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the options available to learner drivers who do not have family or acquaintances to accompany them in vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32574/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
310. 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. [31818/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
378. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development of a new site to accommodate a school (details supplied); when the new schools will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31814/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
379. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of ASD places available in primary schools in Ballincollig, County Cork for September 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31815/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
380. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement her Department has had with a school (details supplied), regarding the provision of ASD places in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31816/25]