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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 25 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
367. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any funding is available for businesses that wish to open a free play area for children in their premises, specifically shopping centres. [7607/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
375. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the butter exchange project in Shandon. [7899/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Education
402. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of applications under the minor works grant by Cork schools that were refused in each of the past five years. [7414/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Education
403. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the reopening of the Summer Works Programme for schools. [7415/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Education
422. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied). [7661/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
491. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount provided for the return of voids in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the number of homes this was for respectively, by local authority, in tabular form. [7245/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
492. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of relevant sites for the residential zoned land tax which a levy has been applied, the amount that has been collected to date and the amount owed, by local authority. [7246/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
493. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for public realm enhancement in each of the years 2019, 2024 and 2025, by local authority, in tabular form. [7247/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
494. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people currently employed as graduate planner, assistant planner, executive planner and senior planner respectively, in his Department, in tabular form. [7248/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
495. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent in each of the years 2019, 2023 and 2024 by his Department on planning consultancy firms, in tabular form. [7249/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
509. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Uisce Éireann has reduced its funding to local authorities for 2025; and if so, the amount of reduction by local authority, in tabular form. [7406/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
545. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on an application by Cork City Council for the restoration of the Shandon clock. [7898/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
554. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if croí cónaithe payments can be made on a phased basis. [8011/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
555. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of croí cónaithe applications made by local authority; the numbers approved; and the numbers drawn down. [8012/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
869. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently awaiting an ophthalmology appointment in Cork, by waiting time, in tabular form. [7408/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
871. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting cataract surgery in Cork, by waiting time, in tabular form. [7410/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
872. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting scoliosis surgery in Cork, by waiting time, in tabular form. [7411/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
911. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen in Southdoc, Blackpool, Cork in January 2019, 2021,2023 and 2025. [7662/25]
Thomas Gould Oral 20 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
15. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in Cork that received the power up grant; the number of businesses that received the increased cost of business grant, ICOB, 1; and the number of businesses that wrote to him or his Department requesting assistance because of a mistake on their initial ICOB application preventing access to the Power Up grant. [654…
Thomas Gould Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
29. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a fund exists for businesses impacted by Government-funded construction. [6546/25]
Thomas Gould Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Transport
51. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of busses in Cork city that were not in service on each of the days in the past two weeks; the number of times drivers were unable to complete a bus route because no bus was available; the number of routes that could not run because busses were not available; and the number of defect sheets filed on each of the days in the past four weeks. [6638/25]
Thomas Gould Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Transport
214. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of times a Bus Éireann bus has broken down or been unable to complete its route in each of the past 12 weeks in Cork city. [5740/25]
Thomas Gould Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Transport
215. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of delayed train services into and out of Mallow train station and Kent station in each of the past 12 weeks, in tabular form. [5741/25]
Thomas Gould Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
334. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the reason a request for extension of a Teaching Council number for a person was refused (details supplied). [5738/25]