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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 13 May 2025 · to Housing
776. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the regeneration of the Tarry Path in Cork. [24455/25]
Thomas Gould Written 13 May 2025 · to Housing
777. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding provided to date for the north west quarter regeneration in Cork; the total amount currently allocated; and the expected cost to complete the programme. [24456/25]
Thomas Gould Written 13 May 2025 · to Housing
778. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the north west quarter regeneration in Cork. [24457/25]
Thomas Gould Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1108. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adults special care needs GA waiting list for routine dental care in each hospital, in tabular form. [23782/25]
Thomas Gould Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1149. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether dialysis patients travel together via taxi. [24121/25]
Thomas Gould Written 13 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1234. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he is aware of a proposal to close the Saint Vincent's, Sunday's Well, music department and relocate; the timeline for same; and the future plans for the building. [23571/25]
Thomas Gould Written 7 May 2025 · to Finance
100. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance when personal injury insurance cost reductions will be passed onto consumers. [22062/25]
Thomas Gould Written 1 May 2025 · to Enterprise
45. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he is taking to address commercial vacancy. [21367/25]
Thomas Gould Written 1 May 2025 · to Enterprise
50. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of hospitality businesses that have closed in the past 12 months. [21368/25]
Thomas Gould Oral 1 May 2025 · to Social
104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection for details of the review into the hot school meals programme. [21369/25]
Thomas Gould Written 1 May 2025 · to Social
148. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time of an additional needs payment in Cork city. [21370/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
791. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if her Department has engaged with Uisce Éireann regarding the proposed special school in Carraig na bFhearr. [18816/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
855. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the timeline for completion of a demographic study into Mallow; the date on which this will be published; and the cost of same to date. [19229/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1164. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the amount allocated and the number of homes to be returned under the voids return scheme in 2025, by local authority, in tabular form. [18810/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1165. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes subjected to a compulsory purchase order by each local authority in 2024; the number on each derelict sites register; and the number of applications made under the compulsory purchase order activation programme, in tabular form. [18811/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1166. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental homes to be delivered in Cork in 2025. [18812/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1167. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of an affordable purchase home in Cork. [18813/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1286. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to Cork City Council under the CAS in 2024. [20099/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1287. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Cork City Council have ceased their tenant-in-situ scheme due to insufficient funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20100/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1347. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated for housing maintenance, by local authority, in 2024, in tabular form. [21063/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1540. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice whether he intends to reopen the old prison site in the Glen, Cork. [18994/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1542. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if officials in his Department will liaise with a person (details supplied) who was refused return to Ireland from Manila and has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. [19004/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1803. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of roles sanctioned and number filled, by discipline, in CDNTs in Cork, in tabular form. [18815/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2024. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of roles sanctioned and number filled, by discipline, in primary care in Cork, in tabular form. [18814/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2072. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of each project for Cork included in the HSE Capital Plan 2025; whether the funding allocation has been spent; and when the project will be delivered. [19125/25]