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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 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
381. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if capital funding will be provided to a school (details supplied), to provide ASD classes in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31817/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Housing
522. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a report into Cork city’s fire cover; and if he will commit to fund the phased plan to deliver fire services in Cork city. [32475/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Housing
523. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a report into Cork city’s fire cover; and if he will commit to fund the phased plan to deliver fire services in Cork city. [32476/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Housing
524. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a funding application for phase 1 of Cork city’s upgrading of fire services has been received by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management; and when a decision will be made by same. [32477/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Housing
531. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount levied, collected, owed, CPOed and cumulatively owed and the number of sites on the register on 31 December 2024 for the derelict sites levies, in the previous 12 months, as provided by all local authorities who have submitted returns to date, by local authority, in tabular form. [32615/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
619. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria used to determine suitability of a site for a new prison building.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32261/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
620. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unused sites or buildings owned by his Department in each county, in tabular form. [32262/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
621. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has contacted the Land Development Agency or any other agency to discuss potential greenfield sites for a new prison in Cork. [32263/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
622. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the engagement he has had with the community in the Glen, Cork, regarding the proposed second prison. [32264/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
623. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the engagement he has had with local Gardaí in the Glen, Cork, regarding the proposed second prison. [32265/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
624. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to publish the report into the Old Cork Prison site immediately. [32266/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
625. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Irish Prison Service supports the new prison in the Glen, Cork. [32267/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
743. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she will amend the means test relating to over 70's medical card entitlement to take account of increases to the State pension in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31819/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
875. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when publicly funded IVF for persons experiencing secondary infertility will become available. [32488/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
895. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if staff in private nursing homes are entitled to the recent section 39 pay deal. [32599/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Rural
994. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has received an application for the rural regeneration and development fund-phase 2, for Carraig na bFhearr; and if so, when this application will be assessed. [32478/25]
Thomas Gould Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Education
120. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) was refused funding for an additional ASD class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30869/25]
Thomas Gould Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Children
266. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of sanctioned posts and filled posts, by discipline and school, for therapists in Cork special schools. [30868/25]
Thomas Gould Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Finance
402. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the current number of staff responsible for the collection of the vacant homes tax by grade level and the overall wage cost for the unit. [29529/25]
Thomas Gould Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
584. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) did not receive sanction for a special class for the upcoming school year. [29840/25]
Thomas Gould Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Housing
794. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall budget assigned to planned maintenance and stock surveys in each of the past five years. [29528/25]
Thomas Gould Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Housing
795. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of a stock survey per unit. [29530/25]
Thomas Gould Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Housing
796. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the next tranche of URDF. [29531/25]
Thomas Gould Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Housing
797. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff currently in the vacant homes unit in his Department. [29532/25]
Thomas Gould Written 28 May 2025 · to Transport
90. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he intends to bring forward any initiatives to tackle scrambler usage. [27969/25]