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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 30 Jun 2026 · to Housing
464. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an itemised breakdown of the €260 million allocated to local authorities for social housing maintenance funding. [48934/26]
Thomas Gould Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Children
694. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of the 904 residential placements for adults in Cork that are currently unoccupied. [49075/26]
Thomas Gould Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
929. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on senior nurse management grades that are awaiting a pay review since 2022; and if she is aware of a proposal to split ANP alignment with ADON grades. [49831/26]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
22. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he intends to introduce a tax on private jets. [43418/26]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
165. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the State will meet the 2030 target of 36,500 social homes retrofitted. [43417/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Transport
181. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason motor tax revenue is no longer ringfenced for local authority funding. [47269/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Education
310. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a proposal for a school extension (details supplied) in Cork will progress to construction. [46993/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Housing
414. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish 2025 derelict sites levy data. [46902/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Housing
440. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities that received additional funding from the Exchequer due to LPT collections below the baseline. [47263/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Housing
441. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of authorities that ran a surplus in 2024 or 2025. [47264/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Housing
442. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall funding provided for DPGs, both social housing and private housing, in 2024 and 2025 respectively. [47265/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Housing
443. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall non-specific funding provided to local authorities in 2026. [47266/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Housing
444. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the local Government Taskforce Report. [47267/26]
Thomas Gould Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
684. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) and expedite an appointment. [47006/26]
Thomas Gould Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
43. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the process for notification of entitlements for carers following the death of the person they are caring for. [46298/26]
Thomas Gould Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
71. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he is aware that applications for assistance with bills under the urgent needs payment scheme in the first three months of this year has doubled. [46299/26]
Thomas Gould Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
171. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the overall cost to date of contactless payments in Cork; and when this will be rolled out. [46296/26]
Thomas Gould Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
202. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the proposed Northern Ring Road. [46297/26]
Thomas Gould Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Education
282. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is aware of difficulties with sourcing school transport for in-school July Provision; and the actions she has taken to resolve this. [46501/26]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Education
105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the funding deficit experienced by a school (details supplied) in the implementation of school transport services; and if she will meet with the school to resolve this issue. [46348/26]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
213. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health to give a commitment to dedicated/ringfenced national funding for development of mental health intellectual disability (MHID) teams or Commitment to National Clinical Programme for MHID. [46154/26]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
214. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that are on mental health intellectual disability (MHID) teams across the country; and the professions these vacancies are for, in tabular form. [46155/26]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
215. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health intellectual disability (MHID) teams resourced to the model set out in the Model of Service; the shortfalls; and the number of each profession for example, nursing, doctors, OTs, social workers, speech and language therapists, psychologists. [46156/26]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
216. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of regional health authorities that have a specific plan to develop fully resourced MHID teams per Model Of Service. [46157/26]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
217. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the contingencies in place for people with ID left in emergency departments, seeking a mental health admission, due to placement breakdown; and the number of these that occurred in the past five years. [46158/26]