Thomas Gould
Written
246. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE workers who received flat-rate expenses in 2023; and to provide a breakdown of these in each category, in tabular form. [10536/25]
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Thomas Gould
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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
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Month by month
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Questions asked 1,097 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 660 in all
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| 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.
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- constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Thomas Gould
Written
247. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of workers to date who have applied to have their flat-rate expenses reinstated; and to provide a breakdown of these in each category, in tabular form. [10537/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
392. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital in Cork. [10198/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
458. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the amount of the €16 million Budget 2025 allocation for the National Ambulance Service that was to be used to train advanced paramedics; and the number of advanced paramedics this will train. [10540/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
459. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether he is aware of comments made by the National Ambulance Service indicating it does not intend to reopen training for advanced paramedics. [10541/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
102. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the Plean Teanga for Cork city. [10246/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
248. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason cameras for live traffic feed at the Dunkettle Interchange are not currently live. [9285/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
249. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the cost of installing cameras at the Dunkettle Interchange. [9286/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
250. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the rent paid by Iarnród Éireann for 1 Horgan Quay in Cork in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively; and the approximate square metreage of office space being let, in tabular form. [9288/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
375. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the status of a plan to open SEN classes in a school (details supplied); and if this will include a needed extension of the school building. [9297/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
376. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the status of the application for capital works by a school (details supplied). [9298/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
492. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of charges under the Control of Horses Act 1996 in 2024. [9107/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
509. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Garda buses in Cork city in 2019; and the number currently by station, in tabular form. [9299/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
553. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of an incident in Glanmire, Cork recently that saw the body of a horse left with seven other horses on land for multiple days in very poor conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9102/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
554. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a horse must be tagged; if not, the options that are available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9103/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
555. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is an offence to leave the body of a horse on open land. [9104/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
556. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is an offence not to tag a horse; and the consequences of same. [9105/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
557. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized in Cork in 2024. [9106/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
632. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a children’s occupational therapy primary care review, by area in CHO4, in tabular form. [9663/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
633. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a primary care occupational therapy appointment in CHO4, by area, in tabular form. [9664/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
755. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a shortage of occupational therapists in Mayfield in Cork; and the actions she intends to take to resolve this. [9665/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
238. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the location of a new special school to be opened on Cork’s northside in 2025; when applications will open for same; and the number of places that will be available. [8752/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
80. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric buses that were delivered to Limerick in 2024; the number that were in operation by 31 December 2024; and the number of fuel buses subsequently delivered to Cork. [8335/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
81. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of new or second-hand buses that have been allocated to Cork in each of the past five years. [8336/25]
Thomas Gould
Written
243. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport his views on the use of amber traffic lights to indicate ‘go’ on cycle lanes. [7244/25]